Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- One of two American service members who were abducted in Afghanistan on Friday has been killed, provincial government officials said Sunday.
Den Mohammad Darwish, the spokesman for the governor of Logar province, said he learned from locals that the service member was killed. Hesaid the body was found in the Patanak Mountains of Charkh district. He also said the vehicle the men were driving was located Sunday.
A Taliban spokesman confirmed that the killed American died in a firefight and the other is being held by the group.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Afghan official says body of killed service member has been found
- U.S. military officials say the two sailors went missing in Kabul
- Afghan official says he learned of the death from locals
- Adm. Mike Mullen calls it an "unusual circumstance"
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