Two coalition members missing in Afghanistan

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KABUL -- Two American soldiers disappeared in western Afghanistan after a routine resupply mission, and more than 25 NATO and Afghan security forces members were wounded during the search mission for them, the alliance said Friday.

Officials indicated it was unlikely the two missing had been taken captive.

NATO forces headquarters in Afghanistan said the two paratroopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, went missing on Wednesday.

During the search operation to locate them, more than 25 NATO and Afghan national security forces members were wounded, said Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale, a NATO spokesman.

"Initial reports indicate they were wounded due to insurgent activity," Breasseale said.

He could not say how many of the wounded were Afghan and how many were NATO, nor was the nationality of the NATO soldiers released.

The wounded were being treated in a coalition forces facility in Afghanistan, the alliance said in a statement.

Local police said the two were Americans who were swept away by a river in the western province of Badghis.

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