Saturday, November 7, 2009

2 United States paratroopers go missing in Afghanistan

(courtesy of CNN.com)

On Wednesday, two US paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division went missing in Afghanistan during a resupply mission in the Western portion of the country. The US army has been searching meticulously for the two soldiers, who went missing near the border of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. "All available resources are being used to find the two missing paratroopers," brigade operations officer, Lt. Col. Guy Jones said. There are still no details pertaining to the whereabouts of the two men or what happened, but the US military hopes to find them quickly and safely.

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