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Taliban 'capture' two US nationals
The Taliban claim to have captured two US nationals in Logar province in eastern Afghanistan.
The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) has not commented on the reported capture, but military sources told Al Jazeera that two soldiers are "unaccounted for".
The governor of the province, however, told Al Jazeera that he believes the two missing Americans are civilians working for a Provincial Reconstruction Team, a military-led development team.
A journalist from the Reuters news agency reported hearing local radio stations in Logar broadcasting US statements that offered a $20,000 reward for information about the captured Americans.
Logar is southeast of Kabul, the Afghan capital, in an area that has seen growing insurgent activity over the last few years.
Taliban 'capture' two US nationals
The Taliban claim to have captured two US nationals in Logar province in eastern Afghanistan.The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) has not commented on the reported capture, but military sources told Al Jazeera that two soldiers are "unaccounted for".
The governor of the province, however, told Al Jazeera that he believes the two missing Americans are civilians working for a Provincial Reconstruction Team, a military-led development team.
A journalist from the Reuters news agency reported hearing local radio stations in Logar broadcasting US statements that offered a $20,000 reward for information about the captured Americans.
Logar is southeast of Kabul, the Afghan capital, in an area that has seen growing insurgent activity over the last few years.

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