7月4日，一名不愿透露姓名的美国国防部官员宣称，美军已经成功解救上周在阿富汗山区失踪的一名特种部队士兵，并把他紧急送往一家德国医院进行身体检查。外电报道如下：A member of an elite¹ American military team missing in Afghan mountains since last week has been rescued, while U.S. forces on Monday pushed on with their search for other members of the group still unaccounted for, U.S. military officials said.

The rescued American serviceman was being rushed to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, a U.S. Defense² Department official said, speaking on condition of anonymity³ because of the sensitivity of ongoing⁴ search and rescue operations.

He declined to say when the rescue occurred or provide other details, including reaction to specific reports that the team consisted of three U.S. Navy Seals.

Anonymity表示“匿名，无名，作者不详”，其形容词形式是anonymous， 表示“无名的；不具名的；匿名的”， 如an anonymous⁵ letter（匿名信）。

据悉，除这名士兵之外，还有一些特种部队士兵失踪。他们是在上个星期的“支奴干”直升机坠落现场附近作业时失踪的。塔利班武装声称已经抓获了一名美军士兵。目前，一千多名美军士兵正在展开搜救行动。但是，连日来恶劣的天气给美军的搜救行动带来不少麻烦。