Captured Soldier Went AWOL in Afghanistan
Looking for me?
On July 2, news broke that a soldier went missing from a base in eastern Afghanistan and ended up in the hands of the Haqqani network.
I’ve just spoken with somebody who’s close to the people searching for this soldier. He told me that the guy went AWOL on his own, just wandering off the base.
“The guy thinks he’s some kind of Zen master,” my source told me. “He had some crazy idea in his head that he was going to wander the countryside and discover the true meaning of life and death. He’ll probably find the “death” part o.k.”
Not surprisingly, military brass and those who have to search for the missing soldier are furious and not a little annoyed.
“It’s a Where’s Waldo mission,” my source told me. “Nobody likes that.”
Meanwhile, embedded media colleagues I’ve been in touch with, were locked down on their bases, with all missions in the east cancelled for the few days surrounding the initial disappearance. Things seem to be back to normal in that regard, however.
I’ll keep you updated as I receive new info on this increasingly bizarre story.
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