KABUL, Nov. 11, 2009

Body of Missing GI Found in Afghanistan

Divers Find 1st of 2 Soldiers Said to Have Been Swept Away by River in Effort to Recover Airdropped Supplies

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(AP)  Military divers have found the body of one of two U.S. soldiers who disappeared last week as they tried to recover airdropped supplies that fell into a river in western Afghanistan, NATO said Wednesday.

The two paratroopers, from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, disappeared in Badghis province, a remote area that borders Turkmenistan, on Nov. 4. Local police had said the two had been swept away by the river as they tried to recover the supplies.

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Afghan and international forces are still searching for the second soldier, NATO said in a statement.

During the first days of the search, intense fighting broke out with militants in the area. Eight Afghans - four soldiers, three policemen and an interpreter - were killed, while 17 Afghan troops and five American soldiers were wounded.

Afghanistan's Defense Ministry had said at the time that the deaths and injuries likely happened "during an air attack by NATO forces" during the fighting.

NATO has said authorities are investigating whether some of the casualties were caused by a friendly fire air strike.

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by repforbarack November 11, 2009 10:25 AM EST
yea!
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by bubbadubba November 11, 2009 10:14 AM EST
I hope they find the other body so they can both come back home to their families.
Why are we still in Afghanistan?
Has anyone noticed there is never a straight and clear answer to that question even from the war monger Republicans?
Just some mumbo jumbo about something that happened 8 years ago.
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