KABUL, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Two soldiers of Afghan National Army (ANA) went missing in west Afghanistan while Taliban claimed to have abducted them, a local official said Thursday.
"Mohammad Ali and Ghulam Haider, who are two soldiers of ANA, went missing Wednesday afternoon and apparently Taliban kidnapped them," commander of police in west Afghanistan Ikramudin Yawar told Xinhua.
However, he did not provide any more details.
Meantime, spokesman of ANA in west Afghanistan Abdul Basir Ghori also confirmed that two men in military uniform went missing since Wednesday but declined to say if they belonged to army.
Mullah Bashir Kinat, who claims to speak for Taliban outfit, intalks with media via telephone from unknown location said Taliban took away two soldiers from western Afghanistan.
One U.S. soldier, kidnapped by Taliban militants in east Afghanistan weeks ago, is still in custody.
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