KABUL, Afghanistan — A second U.S. sailor who disappeared in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday.
The family of Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, a 25-year-old from the Seattle area, had been notified of his death, the U.S. military official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose the information.
Newlove and Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley disappeared last Friday in Logar province. NATO recovered the body of McNeley — a 30-year-old father of two from Wheatridge, Colo. — in the area Sunday.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in Kabul on Thursday that two days ago the Taliban left the “body of a dead American soldier for the U.S. forces” to recover. The Taliban said McNeley was killed in a firefight and insurgents had captured Newlove. Mujahid offered no explanation for Newlove’s death.
NATO officials have not offered an explanation as to why the two servicemen were in such a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan.
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