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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (18) Video Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared Taliban say they're holding U.S. soldier and second killed 3:28pm EDT Seventeen killed in mass panic at German "Love Parade" | Video 24 Jul 2010 Top U.S. officer warns Afghan war will get worse 3:27pm EDT U.S., South Korea start military drills as North protests | Video 11:55am EDT Analysis: Frustration grows as AIDS science and politics clash 23 Jul 2010 Clintons in tears over Chelsea? 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Credit: Reuters/ Omar Sobhani By Jonathon Burch and Sayed Salahuddin KABUL | Sun Jul 25, 2010 3:27pm EDT KABUL (Reuters) - More NATO troops will die in Afghanistan as violence mounts over the summer, but Washington's goal of turning the tide against the insurgency by year's end is within reach, the top U.S. military officer said on Sunday. The remarks by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, on a visit to the country, came as the Taliban said they were holding captive one of two U.S. servicemen who strayed into insurgent territory, and that the other had been killed. It also comes less than a week since a major international conference in Kabul agreed that the Afghan government should aim to take responsibility for security in all parts of the country by 2014. Mullen, who called the troops' disappearance an "unusual circumstance", said there would be more violent incidents to come, but the U.S. military was doing everything possible to find the missing men. A spokesman for the NATO-led force declined to comment on the Taliban's announcement it was holding one of the men. The Afghan government said on Sunday it was checking reports from villagers that civilians had been killed in a raid by foreign forces in Sangin, in southern Helmand province, on Friday. The NATO-led force said it was aware of reports of the incident and was investigating, but would not comment further until further details were available. Such incidents have triggered outrage in the past among the population against the international troops whose mission is to protect them. Elsewhere, Taliban guerrillas captured a remote district from the Afghan government after days of clashes in eastern Nuristan province, officials said on Sunday. A spokesman for the Interior Ministry said police were working to recapture Barg-i-Matal, a district that has changed hands several times in recent months. U.S. troops pulled out of the remote and mountainous region in line with Washington's strategy of giving priority to protecting population centers. Violence in Afghanistan is at its highest of the 9-year war as thousands of extra U.S. troops, dispatched by President Barack Obama in December, step up their campaign to drive insurgents out of their traditional heartland in the south. Last month was the deadliest for foreign troops since 2001, with more than 100 killed, and civilian deaths have also risen as ordinary Afghans are increasingly caught in the crossfire. "As we continue our force levels and our operations over the summer ... we will likely see further tough casualties and levels of violence," Mullen told a news conference in Kabul. Despite the rise in casualties, Mullen said "slow but steady" progress was being made and that Washington's strategy of reversing the insurgency's momentum was still obtainable by the end of the year. The next months would be crucial, he added. "No one is declaring victory but there is progress," said Mullen. "I believe that goal is still achievable and certainly the proof of that will be what happens over these next many months in what is a very challenging period." TALIBAN SAY HOLDING AMERICAN The two U.S. servicemen were reported missing on Friday after failing to return in a vehicle they had taken from their compound in Kabul, the NATO-led force said. Rumors circulated in local and international media about the fate of the missing men and how they had managed to stray into an insurgent-controlled area in Logar province, a short but dangerous 100 km (60 miles) drive south of the capital. One provincial official said alcohol was found in their vehicle. A spokesman for the Taliban said the militant group's leadership would decide the fate of the surviving captive. "We have the body of the dead soldier and the other one who is alive. We have taken them to a safe place," said Zabihullah Mujahid by telephone from an undisclosed location. The Taliban frequently play down their losses and hype their successes, and independent verification of their reports is usually impossible. Apart from confirming two servicemen had gone missing, the military has provided very little information to media. Leaflets depicting photos of the pair were distributed in Logar on Sunday and announcements on local radio stations offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to a rescue. The only other foreign soldier believed held by the Taliban is Idaho National Guardsman Bowe Bergdahl, whose capture in June last year triggered a massive manhunt. His captors have issued videos of him denouncing the war, in what the U.S. military has called illegal propaganda. (Writing by Jonathon Burch; Editing by David Fox and Peter Graff) World Afghanistan Comments See All Comments (18) | Post Comment Jul 25, 2010 1:52pm EDT Taliban and Al Qaeda are allies and Bin Laden, the guy who took credit for 9/11, is directly connected to these groups. Taliban and Al Qaeda and other organizations are funding their operations through production of the opium poppy. As far as the Taliban are concerned they picked their battle when they involved themselves in the crashing of planes against American soil. See, we can’t have the best armies in the world if we don’t know how to pick our battles. I don’t know why the Cheney neo-con Republican warmongers decided to march us into Iraq at the cost of 2 trillion American taxpayer dollars, but at least Obama has shifted the priority to those who deserve to have their doors kicked down. Down with the Taliban…and enough with Dick Cheney and his daughter. ApostasyUSA Report As Abusive Jul 25, 2010 1:54pm EDT We should start killing Taliban prisoners, one each day until the soldier is returned. Mark Montgomery boboberg@nyc.rr.com boboberg Report As Abusive Jul 25, 2010 2:11pm EDT boboberg, You are a sick person. ApostasyUSA Report As Abusive Jul 25, 2010 2:26pm EDT Well some have knowledge and some dont. Interestingly enough the republican war machine cost 2 trillion in eight years. Hmm well it seems to me that the one year of obama has cost the people 10 trillion. Interesting dont ya thinking. How about praying for the troops and stop the party crashing crap. Not making it any better. Might be showing a bunch of ignorance. Obama has shifted any priorities he cant make a choice on what to do, because he is to busy worrying about how he looks. Aint good. REB Report As Abusive Jul 25, 2010 2:52pm EDT boboberg, unfortunately they don’t value the lives of their own as highly as we do. That tactic would be useless. Besides, why would we stoop to their level? That would make us no better than them and I believe we have a more sophisticated way of doing things. Someone has to set the precedent. We need to stick to our guns and follow through with what we have gotten into over there. okiemama Report As Abusive Jul 25, 2010 2:59pm EDT Afghanistan is the final resting place of many a great nations. Politicalzoo Report As Abusive Jul 25, 2010 3:11pm EDT First Question? Why are we in a third world rat hole when they do not care. We have people dying for all the wrong reasons. People need to wake up and stop spending our tax money. No one has won in Afghanistan, as it is the same as Viet Nam. No one is the winner. cfx2010 Report As Abusive Jul 25, 2010 3:24pm EDT What a mess! If the Bush/Cheney team had kept us focussed on the real problem, ie., Afghanistan as a hideout and training area for the terrorist groups, rather than using the ruse of “weapons of mass destruction” to justify invading Iraq for oil (Cheney and Halliburton) and to depose the dictator (Christian far Right Fringe), we most likely would have already been successful in our Afghanistan battle and would now already be pulling out and returning home. The old adage of “United we stand……..divided we fall….” is certainly most appropriate here in maintaining a single objective rather than diluting our efforts to numerous simultaneous ones. mloren Report As Abusive Jul 25, 2010 3:29pm EDT The war will get worse for everyone except the corporations who make money from war. What else is new? HBC Report As Abusive See All Comments (18) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. 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