- The US is willing to exchange Guantanamo prisoners for
missing soldiers.
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- Guerrillas have captured five more American soldiers
in Afghanistan. This is an extension to the list of 40 American soldiers
who have been missing for more than a year now. This information was published
in the Pakistani newspaper Frontier Post, with reference to Afghani resources.
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- The above-mentioned newspaper did not inform where and
when the five American soldiers disappeared. The newspaper reported that
the group of soldiers that disappeared in late September of the year 2001,
consisted of commandos, Afghan interpreters, and guides. The group was
conducting a secret operation against the Taliban and Al-Qaida, somewhere
deep in Afghanistan.
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- Despite search operations with the use of up-to-date
technology, including satellites and huge bribes for Afghan commanders,
it was not possible to find any traces of the missing military men. American
efforts to conduct negotiations regarding a possible exchange of Guantanamo
captives yielded no results either.
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- The information from the newspaper Frontier Post concerning
the exchange of American soldiers for prisoners held on the Guantanamo
base was indirectly confirmed with another piece of information. The Americans
released four prisoners (three Afghanis and one Pakistani national) at
the end of October. It was a big surprise for everyone. The official wording
of the release was as follows: the prisoners no longer posed any threat.
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- In addition, a piece of news arrived from Pakistan today,
which is not likely to be good news for the Americans. The leaders of an
alliance of six religious parties of Pakistan intend to prohibit further
operations in search of Al-Qaida terrorists in the north-west border province
of the country. The alliance intends to prohibit any operations with the
participation of American CIA agents. Furthermore, the religious parties
want to stop the use of Pakistani airbases by foreigners to launch military
operations in Afghanistan.
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- http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/11/27/40015.html
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