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Taliban Captures Missing US Soldier

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(Newser) – Military officials believe that a US soldier who’s been missing since Tuesday has been captured by the Taliban, the Washington Post reports. The soldier appears to have walked off base into an unsecured area for reasons that remain unclear. Today, the Taliban’s Haqqani faction claimed to have captured him, along with his three Afghan guards. The military declined to release further information, fearing it would further endanger the soldier.

The news broke as a major assault on the Taliban began in Southern Afghanistan today. The roughly 4,000 Marines taking part in that offensive have so far encountered little resistance, though that could change once they begin patrolling towns.

US Marines move in formation through farm fields after landing by helicopter in an overnight night air assault near the Taliban stronghold of Nawa in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 2, 2009.
US Marines move in formation through farm fields after landing by helicopter in an overnight night air assault near the Taliban stronghold of Nawa in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
U.S. Marines board helicopters at Camp Leatherneck for a night air assault in Afghanistan's Helmand province Thursday July 2, 2009.
U.S. Marines board helicopters at Camp Leatherneck for a night air assault in Afghanistan's Helmand province Thursday July 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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JonmarkP
Jul 2, 09 8:59 PM CDT
Maybe they'd exchange him for Cheney and Bush. Let's just do that. Reply
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Snarfeh
Jul 3, 09 1:48 AM CDT
I'm sorry, but I must disagree, Jon. We cannot trade Cheney and Bush in one fell swoop. There's more value in it for us to trade them one at a time while also adding Rumsfeld, Rove, et al to the trading list. ;o)
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