Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 27, 2010

KANDAHAR ARRIVAL - U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives on Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 26, 2010. Mullen is visiting Afghanistan during a 10-day trip around the world to meet with counterparts and troops engaged in the war on terrorism. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

Missing Sailor’s Body Found in Afghanistan -- FOX News

KABUL- The body of one of the two U.S. sailors missing in Afghanistan has been found, according to U.S. officials.

A NATO press release said that the body was discovered in Eastern Afghanistan Sunday.

U.S. officials vowed to continue searching for the other missing sailor. A Taliban spokesman claims insurgents have captured the other sailor – whom U.S. officials have not identified.

According to the Associated Press, the Navy sailor killed was Justin McNealy, 30.

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More News On Afghanistan

NATO: 1 Missing Sailor Killed in Afghanistan -- New York Times/AP
Body of US serviceman missing in Afghanistan found -- BBC
Remains of missing US sailor, who family ID as Justin McNeley, 30, found in Afghanistan -- New York Daily News
Remains of missing US sailor found in Afghanistan -- AFP
Nato recovers missing troop's body -- Al Jazeera

5 Taliban militants killed, 10 injured in Afghanistan -- Xinhuanet
Strikes in eastern Afghanistan target Haqqani network militant -- CNN

Karzai says 52 Afghan civilians killed in NATO strike -- L.A. Times
NATO Disputes Karzai's Claim Its Rocket Killed 52 Civilians -- Voice of America
Afghans and NATO Differ on Civilian Deaths -- New York Times

Afghanistan questions U.S. silence over Pakistan's role -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Mullen Attends Kandahar Meeting, Visits Local Police -- U.S. Department of Defense
Afghans pose awkward questions for US military chief -- AFP
Afghan Businesses, Troops Accused of Stealing Fuel -- New York Times/AP
Soldiers Charged With Fuel Theft -- Wall Street Journal
Afghan businesses, troops accused of stealing fuel -- Washington Post/AP
Night vision goggles for all troops in Afghanistan -- BBC
Wikileaks Afghanistan: IEDs are Taliban's deadliest weapon -- The Telegraph
Wikileaks Afghanistan: corrupt police chief and drug baron spied for Iran -- The Telegraph

Why Afghanistan's Proving to be "Catch-22-ville" -- CBS News
The Enemies Within -- Strategy Page
Pakistan and Afghanistan: interdependent, distrustful neighbours -- Michael Semple, The Guardian
Pakistan’s Double Game -- New York Times editorial
Best course for dealing with the Taliban: Win, then negotiate -- Michael Gerson, Washington Post