US Seal's body found

The body of a United States Navy Seal who disappeared in Afghanistan two weeks ago was found over the weekend, US media cited defence officials saying. The special forces member was the fourth and last member of a team that went missing. CNN and US network NBC cited a senior defence official saying the man had been killed in a shootout, denying a Taleban claim that the soldier had been beheaded.

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