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2010-07-24 Afghanistan

Taliban Claim 2 US Troops Captured in Afghanistan

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Posted by tu3031 2010-07-24 10:02|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Samer Gul, district chief of Charkh district in Logar province, said Saturday that a four-wheel drive armored vehicle was seen Friday night by a guard working for the district chief's office. The guard tried to flag down the vehicle, carrying a driver and a passenger, but it kept going, Gul said.

"They stopped in the main bazaar of Charkh district. The Taliban saw them in the bazaar," Gul said. "They didn't touch them in the bazaar, but notified other Taliban that a four-wheel vehicle was coming their way."

The second group of Taliban tried to stop the vehicle, but when it didn't, insurgents opened fire and the two occupants in the vehicle shot back, he said.

NATO said a search is under way for the missing service members. According to Gul, one may have been killed and the other taken hostage by the Taliban.

Posted by tu3031 2010-07-24 11:35|| 2010-07-24 11:35|| Front Page Top

#2 AP sez they're Navy.

Posted by tu3031 2010-07-24 15:11|| 2010-07-24 15:11|| Front Page Top

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