An air and ground search continues for two U.S. navy service members who disappeared in eastern Afghanistan amid unconfirmed reports that one or both were captured by the Taliban.
The two failed to report back after leaving their compound in Kabul on Friday afternoon, NATO officials said. Vehicles and helicopters have been sent to search for the two.
Afghan National Police officials reported seeing two U.S. soldiers driving around in an armoured vehicle in the nearby province of Logar. Police said they tried to wave down the Americans but they drove on and went into a bazaar, CBC's Cameron MacIntosh reported from Afghanistan.
Officials say the two were later ambushed by insurgents as they tried to drive away.
Well this should be an interesting story to follow. Hopefully two US Navy personnel means Navy Seals and not two clerks from the Navy. Now Seals are a tough and rugged bunch, but I still find it hard to believe that they were by themselves about 100kms from their base in Kabul. Inside of Kabul would be ok for that sort of thing.
If the Taliban do have them, it will be interesting to see how they treat them. Specialist Bowe Bergdahl of Hailey, Idaho, was captured by the Taliban in June 2009. He is the only known American in the Taliban's hands and has appeared in videos posted on Taliban websites. So I don't expect the Taliban to just outright kill them, after all they are worth much more as a bargaining chip. I do find it odd that they still have Specialist Bergdahl a year after capture. Probably the US aren't willing to meet their demands.
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