The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. July 2, 2009 Militants Capture US Soldier in Afghanistan ------------------------------------------- The Pentagon, meanwhile, has announced a US soldier has been captured in eastern Afghanistan. Military officials say the soldier was not taking part in the Helmand offensive. .