2nd U.S. Sailor's Body Recovered in Afghanistan

(AP)  A senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials say the body of a second U.S. sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan has been recovered.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose the information, says the family of Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove - a 25-year-old from the Seattle area - has been notified of his death.

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Government and police officials in Logar province say villagers found a body, clothed in a uniform, on Wednesday in Baraki Barak district.

Baraki Barak is next door to Charkh district where Newlove and Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley went missing last Friday.

McNeley's body was recovered in the area on Sunday.

The sailors were instructors at a counterinsurgency school for Afghan security forces, according to senior military officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case. The school was headquartered in Kabul and had classrooms outside the capital, but they were never assigned anywhere near where the body of the first sailor was recovered, the officials said.

NATO officials were unable to say what the two service members were doing in such a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan.

U.S. forces have pushed into southern Taliban strongholds in recent months and weeks in an attempt to squeeze insurgents out of the area where they have long functioned as a de-facto government. Along with the surge, attacks on military forces and Afghan supporters of the government have increased. Many civilians have also been killed or injured in incidents like Wednesday's bus bomb or caught up in the crossfire.

The NATO military coalition is also receiving heavy casualties overall. Altogether, 80 NATO troops have died so far in July. In June, 103 NATO forces were killed.

[skunk_monkey]

RIP

[msjb1]

looks like a good area for some drone attacks

[msjb1]

come home troups get the hell out of hell, and when you are all home nuke them all over there the world would be a better place

[jackp32]

If we know that a certain area is a Taliban location and dangerous, why haven't we bombed them out of existence? Time to get out of this h*ll hole and bring home the troops if we can't or won't bomb them off of the face of the earth.

[LibertarianOH]

Now Now Now Jack...
That logic would be considered to be politically incorrect...

Bad Jack... Bad Jack!!!

Just kidding... I agree! LoL

TCG-L

[guyfrompa46]

Anyone here who thinks the Afghans are innocent bystanders is either a moron or very Naiave.

[Lawyers-Guns-n-Money06]

For all intents and purposes, in late 2001 - early 2002, we had won in Afghanistan. Te Taliban and al Quaeda were all but eradicated from Afghanistan. Bush should have declared victory then and there and said to the Northern Alliance, it's yours now. We'll keep a few aircraft carriers around if you need assistance and we'll keep a few advisors around. Other than that, peace out bee-acth-es.

[wyodutch]

Maybe they were just trying to copy Halliburton and Blackwater.
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Or.... Maybe...
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A U.S. military official says two American soldiers and two Afghan companies have been fingered in a scheme to steal $1.6 million worth of fuel from a military base.

Brig. Gen. Camille Nichols, head of the contracting authority for both Afghanistan and Iraq, said Monday that the two Afghan companies have been suspended from doing business with the U.S. government and the two American soldiers - caught with more than $400,000 in cash at the base - have been charged with conspiracy to commit theft of government property.

[makemyday2day]

We need to END this war NOW! Enough lives on ALL sides lost. All we're doing now is lining the pockets of 'contractors' with our hard-earned tax dollars. Bring our troops home!