Taliban Releases Video of U.S. Soldier Captured in Afghanistan

[Jedi Knight]

The American soldier who went missing June 30 from his base in eastern Afghanistan and was later confirmed to have been captured, appeared on a video posted Saturday to a Web site by the Taliban. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090719/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_afghan_soldier_captured

 

[Martin]

We need to pray for this young man and his family. Sadly it is unlikely he will survive his ordeal. According to CNN, the Taliban released this statement with the video:

he is being treated well based on the guidelines of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan regarding war prisoners," said a statement on Islamist Web sites accompanying the video

That is the same type of statement that was made before Matthew Maupin was shot in the head execution style and left in a shallow grave in the deserts of Iraq.