Kabul, July 25: The Taliban have offered to exchange the body of a US Navy member they said was killed in an ambush two days ago in exchange for insurgent prisoners, an Afghan official said today.
US and NATO officials confirmed that two American Navy personnel went missing on Friday in the eastern province of Logar, after an armored sports utility vehicle was seen driving into a Taliban-held area.
Afghan officials believe one was killed and the other captured when they apparently took a wrong turn and ended up in a dangerous area of Logar.
Abdul Wali, the head of the provincial governing council, said local authorities responded to the Taliban offer by saying, “Let’s talk about the one that is still alive.” The insurgents said they would have to talk to superiors before making any deal.
–Agencies