2 coalition service members missing in Afghanistan

[November 06, 2009]  KABUL (AP) -- NATO forces in Afghanistan say two international service members have been reported missing in the west of the country.

NATO forces headquarters issued a statement Friday saying the two were reported missing on Wednesday while on a routine resupply mission. It did not identify their nationality or say which province they had been in when they went missing. It said exhaustive search and rescue operations are being carried out to locate them, and their families have been notified.

The statement says no further information will be released while the rescue operation continues and the incident is investigated.

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KABUL (AP) -- NATO is reporting the deaths of two more American service members in Afghanistan.

A NATO statement says the two Americans were killed Thursday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan but gave no further details.

The deaths bring to three the number of U.S. service members killed in the Afghan war so far this month. October was the deadliest month of the eight-year war for U.S. forces with 59 deaths reported.

[Associated Press]

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