NATO Soldiers Missing as Taliban Reports Recovery of Two Bodies
By ALISSA J. RUBIN
As allied forces search for two missing soldiers in Afghanistan a Taliban spokesman said fighters had recovered the bodies of two drowned soldiers.
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As allied forces search for two missing soldiers in Afghanistan a Taliban spokesman said fighters had recovered the bodies of two drowned soldiers.
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