A second member of an American special operations unit trapped in rugged Afghan mountain terrain has been located, according to local reports. Michele Norris talks with the BBC's Andrew North in Kabul about information from the governor of Kunar Province.
MICHELE NORRIS, host: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.  I'm Michele Norris.</s>MICHELE NORRIS, host: And we're going to begin this Fourth of July in Afghanistan, where there      are unconfirmed and sometimes conflicting reports about missing members      of a US special operations team.  The four-man team disappeared last      week.  A helicopter was shot down while attempting a rescue.  Yesterday      the military announced that one member of that team has been found alive.      Today a provincial governor said that a second member had been located      and was being treated in a remote village.  But an American official is      disputing that. Also today, the BBC is reporting that the bodies of two      other members of the team have been found.  Andrew North is following the      story from Kabul for the BBC.</s>Mr. ANDREW NORTH (BBC Reporter): The latest that I have been hearing      from American government sources, and they're speaking anonymously, is      that the US military has now accounted for three members of the Special      Forces team.  One of them, of course, was rescued on Saturday.  But they      now say that two members of the team have been found dead.  These sources      haven't given any other details, but one of them described it as a      terrible tragedy.  And as to the fourth member of the team, it is still      unclear as to his whereabouts or his condition.  Now the governor of      Kunar Province, he has said he has had reports of a wounded American      serviceman being treated by villagers in a remote part of the province.      He says that his men received this information on Sunday.  But it is      still not clear whether that may refer to the serviceman who has already      been rescued or whether it is evidence that a fourth member of the team      is still alive.  And the other thing we should make clear is that the      American military, at the moment, is still not confirming any details of      the search for these men.</s>MICHELE NORRIS, host: Also today, Afghan officials said that 17 civilians died in a      bombing raid last week not far from where all of this is taking place.      Has the US military had anything to say about that?</s>Mr. ANDREW NORTH (BBC Reporter): Yes, it has.  In fact, it released a statement today      regretting the loss of innocent lives, was the words it used, in this      strike.  Now to be clear on this, what it also said was--it is insistent      that it did hit a legitimate target.  It said that this was a hideout for      people it calls terrorists.  But it said, in the process of bombing this      target, innocent civilians were killed.  This is against a background of      continuing military operations in Kunar Province.  Indeed, those Special      Forces who went missing, my understanding from talking to US military      officials is that they were involved in a mission to hunt down some      senior militant figures.  Kunar has long been seen as a problem area, as      something of a haven for militants.  And the US military was trying to      step up efforts to, if you like, end this sanctuary, and this is what the      Special Forces were involved in.  But at the same time, will carry out      the search for them.  They have continued with some elements of this      operation.</s>MICHELE NORRIS, host: The Kunar Province is in northeastern Afghanistan.  It's near      the region in Pakistan where al-Qaeda leaders are thought to be hiding      out.  Does al-Qaeda seem to be moving back and forth across this rather      porous border?</s>Mr. ANDREW NORTH (BBC Reporter): There are certainly many reports that al-Qaeda may have      influence there in many different ways.  There may be individual members      of al-Qaeda who may be crisscrossing backwards and forwards across the      border, or they may be providing support to these militant groups.  I      mean, what you have to remember is that you can't really draw a      distinction a lot of the time between al-Qaeda and Taliban.  But there      are certainly concerns that some al-Qaeda influences there may have      grown.</s>MICHELE NORRIS, host: The BBC's Andrew North in Kabul.</s>MICHELE NORRIS, host: Andrew, thank you.</s>Mr. ANDREW NORTH (BBC Reporter): Thank you.