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stunt goes wrong. we ll show you what happened next. good morning. i m alex witt. welcome to msnbc sunday. we are learning new details about the deadly helicopter crash in afghanistan that killed 30 u.s. special operations troops. it s the single deadliest attack since the war in afghanistan began in 2001. among the u.s. casualties were 22 navy seals. here s the latest from kabul. reporter: the american and afghan special forces were working side by side when the operation took a deadly turn. a senior american official says the team was on its way to a mission not far from kabul. a volatile veej known for its strong taliban presence. their target, a taliban compound housing insurgent fighters. soon the ch-47 chinook helicopter came under fire and crashed, killing everyone on board. in operations like this one, helicopters can be vulnerable. this helicopter, like any helicopter, can go fast in a straight line but when it is over a target area, when it is inserting ....