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Airstrike kills 17 afghan civilians { July 5 2005 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.suntimes.com/output/terror/cst-nws-afghan05.html http://www.suntimes.com/output/terror/cst-nws-afghan05.html Air strike kills 17 Afghan civilians; 2 SEALS found dead July 5, 2005 KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two Navy SEALS missing in Afghanistan have been found dead, a senior U.S. defense official said Monday night. Another SEAL was rescued on Saturday, and the fate of a fourth SEAL was unknown. The official who confirmed the recovery of the two bodies spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing effort to account for the missing U.S. servicemen in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, an American air strike in Afghanistan's eastern mountains killed 17 civilians, including women and children, an Afghan official said Monday. The U.S. military confirmed civilian deaths but said the numbers were unclear. An initial air strike destroyed a house, and as villagers gathered to look, a U.S. warplane dropped a second bomb on the target, Kunar provincial Gov. Asadullah Wafa said. The team of SEALS was reported missing June 28 in Kunar province. A rescue effort the same day ended in tragedy when a helicopter seeking to extract the team was shot down, killing 16 troops aboard. The serviceman rescued on Saturday had taken shelter in an Afghan village elder's home before American forces were notified of his location and picked him up, Wafa said. AP

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