Monday, July 4, 2011

Taliban Score A Propaganda Coup By Capturing And Executing A British Soldier As PM Cameron Visits



Taliban Propaganda Coup As They 'Kidnap And Execute British soldier' As Cameron Visits Afghanistan -- The Daily Mail

Captive apparently seized in Babaji area of Helmand
Conflicting report says he was 'delivered' to Taliban leaders by Afghan troops
Air and land search under way led by British troops
Taliban: We executed him as a foreign combatant
Kidnap comes after revenge threat for Bin Laden killing

The Taliban today scored a huge propaganda victory after allegedly kidnapping a British soldier as David Cameron flew into Afghanistan for a high-profile visit.

While the Prime Minister arrived in the war-torn country, hundreds of troops were engaged in a desperate manhunt to find the missing man, believed to be a marine.

The soldier - who has not been named - was apparently seized during a fierce gun battle with insurgents yesterday evening in the Babaji area of southern Helmand.

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More News On Today's Capture And Execution Of A British Soldier in Afghanistan

Questions remain over fate of British soldier found dead in Afghanistan -- The Guardian
Soldier's death mars UK PM's Afghan trip -- Brisbane Times
Missing UK Afghanistan soldier is found dead -- BBC
Soldier missing in Afghanistan found dead -- AFP
Missing U.K. soldier found dead in Afghanistan -- CBS News
British soldier missing in Afghanistan found dead -- Reuters
Afghanistan: Missing British soldider found shot dead -- Mirror.com
David Cameron visits Afghanistan as British soldier goes missing -- The Guardian
British soldier found dead in south Afghanistan -- The Independent
Fear of kidnap haunts every British soldier fighting in Afghanistan -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph

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