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| Taliban Seize U.S. Soldier in Afghanistan | |
| 2009-07-02 | |
| CBS broke the story. A Taliban commander told CBS News' Sami Yousafzai Thursday that militants had captured one U.S. soldier and three Afghan nationals in Paktika province, near the Pakistani border. A U.S. military spokesperson in Kabul confirms that one soldier has been missing in Afghanistan since June 30. Cpt. Elizabeth Mathias told CBS News Thursday, "a U.S. serviceman has been missing in Afghanistan since 30th June, it's believed the service person is being held by insurgents." The Taliban commander, who spoke to Yousafzai via satellite telephone from the region, said a group of militants cornered the American soldier and his Afghan counterparts near a U.S. military base and took them hostage. He said the captives' fate would be decided by Taliban leaders, but that the Islamic extremist group would consider a prisoner swap. "The case will be referred to Sirajuddin Haqqani (senior Taliban commander in Afghanistan) and other Taliban top leadership. They have to decide the future of the U.S. soldier, but we would not mind a prisoner exchange in this case," the commander told CBS News. For high ranking ISI officer in custody.
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| Posted by:ed |
| #8 I do hope that the Taliban will treat this guy at least as well as we have treated the illegal combatants at Gitmo. Three square meals a day; opportunities to pray and practice his religion (including providing him with a Bible, a rosary, etc., chaplains) etc. He will not be tortured, although he may be interrogated a little roughly. He will not be beaten. Who am I kidding. If he is still alive, he will probably be tortured to death and buried in a shallow grave. And people will say it is our fault. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-07-02 18:53 |
| #7 Copy that OS. I would be willing to bet commanders do not wait for permission on this one. Saving one of their own is worth any career. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-07-02 17:18 |
| #6 Pray for him, and for the men trying to find them, and that the damned idiot shit-fer-brains President Obama will not get in the way of the necessary operations. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2009-07-02 16:52 |
| #5 My best wishes go to the U.S. soldiers family lets hit then hard. |
| Posted by: Play4Keeps 2009-07-02 14:39 |
| #4 Funny how it was urgent that the story break as soon as possible. From what I heard, it's most important to deny publicty, so as to minimize the value of the captive. Oh, sorry, that's just the MSM covering for itself. US soldiers don't receive special treatment. |
| Posted by: gromky 2009-07-02 12:09 |
| #3 Nothing but silence from CIC -- about one of our own May just be more than "one of his own" than we think! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-07-02 12:06 |
| #2 Waiting for our Commander in Chief to demand answers to questions like: Are you following the Geneva Conventions? Did you read him his miranda rights? Have you invited the Red Cross in to observe his treatment? Has he been water-boarded and if so, how many times? Nothing but silence from CIC -- about one of our own, and he has got to have known since Tuesday, the day he was captured. Should have had his statement to the public already written, so that as soon as the capture was announced--- well, nothing but silence from above. I'm setting an extra plate for this soldier for my 4th of July celebration -- because it's folks like this soldier, who have given us our freedom. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2009-07-02 12:04 |
| #1 Time to bring in the pissed off JSOC guys. The Talibon are about to learn a very hard lesson. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-07-02 11:52 |