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| Taliban issue 'US soldier video' | Taliban issue 'US soldier video' |
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| The Taliban have released a 28-minute video purportedly showing a US soldier captured in Afghanistan last month, reports from the US say. | The Taliban have released a 28-minute video purportedly showing a US soldier captured in Afghanistan last month, reports from the US say. |
| In the video, the soldier, in grey clothes and with shaved head, says being a prisoner is "unnerving". | |
| He says the US public has the power to bring US troops home to be "back where we belong and not over here, wasting our time and our lives". | He says the US public has the power to bring US troops home to be "back where we belong and not over here, wasting our time and our lives". |
| The Pentagon says it is still trying to confirm the authenticity of the video. | |
| It has not released the identity of the missing man. | |
| However, the Associated Press news agency says two US defence officials have confirmed the man in the video is the captured soldier. | |
| The captors hold up the soldier's dog tags in the video with his name and ID number visible. | |
| 'Scared' | 'Scared' |
| The soldier is interviewed in English and says he has "a very, very good family" in America. | The soldier is interviewed in English and says he has "a very, very good family" in America. |
| Please bring us home. It is America and American people who have that power Quote from video | Please bring us home. It is America and American people who have that power Quote from video |
| "I miss them and I'm afraid that I might never see them again, and that I'll never be able to tell them that I love them again, and I'll never be able to hug them," he says. | "I miss them and I'm afraid that I might never see them again, and that I'll never be able to tell them that I love them again, and I'll never be able to hug them," he says. |
| When asked about his condition he replies: "Well I'm scared, scared I won't be able to go home. It is very unnerving to be a prisoner." | When asked about his condition he replies: "Well I'm scared, scared I won't be able to go home. It is very unnerving to be a prisoner." |
| A voice off camera asks if he has a message for his "people". | A voice off camera asks if he has a message for his "people". |
| "To my fellow Americans who have loved ones over here, who know what it's like to miss them, you have the power to make our government bring them home," says. | "To my fellow Americans who have loved ones over here, who know what it's like to miss them, you have the power to make our government bring them home," says. |
| "Please, please bring us home so that we can be back where we belong and not over here, wasting our time and our lives and our precious life that we could be using back in our own country. | "Please, please bring us home so that we can be back where we belong and not over here, wasting our time and our lives and our precious life that we could be using back in our own country. |
| "Please bring us home. It is America and American people who have that power." | "Please bring us home. It is America and American people who have that power." |
| The video is dated 14 July but it has not been possible to verify the time and date the video was made. | The video is dated 14 July but it has not been possible to verify the time and date the video was made. |
| The soldier went missing on 30 June in eastern Afghanistan. | The soldier went missing on 30 June in eastern Afghanistan. |
| The US military said he disappeared after walking off base with three Afghan colleagues. | The US military said he disappeared after walking off base with three Afghan colleagues. |
| He is believed to be the first soldier seized in either Iraq or Afghanistan for at least two years. | He is believed to be the first soldier seized in either Iraq or Afghanistan for at least two years. |