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Taliban Claim 2 US Troops Captured in Afghanistan
Taliban officials say they have captured two U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's eastern Logar province.The Taliban made the claim Saturday and the Reuters news agency reports local radio stations were broadcasting offers from the United States to pay $20,000 for information leading the release of the soldiers. The International Security Assistance Force said Saturday it was searching for two troops who did not return after leaving their compound in Kabul City on Friday. Meanwhile, the United Nations Mission in Kabul tells VOA's Afghan service that three Bangladeshis have been kidnapped in the country's northern Samangan province. Afghan officials said the Bangladeshis were working for a South Korean construction company and blamed the incident on the Taliban. Earlier, NATO officials said five U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate bombings in southern Afghanistan, where international forces are stepping up their fight against the Taliban. The International Security Assistance Force said Saturday that four of its troops were killed by the blast of an improvised explosive device, which is commonly used by the Taliban insurgency. Later, NATO announced the death of a fifth soldier in a separate IED attack. Posted by: tu3031 2010-07-24 |
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