US soldier Bowe Bergdahl freed after imprisoned by Taliban for five years
- 9 years ago
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Bowe Bergdahl, the only prisoner of the U.S.-Afghan War, has been released by Taliban insurgents as part of a prisoner exchange involving five Taliban detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay.
At about 7:00 p.m. local time, Bergdahl, flanked by 18 Taliban insurgents, was ushered onto a U.S. helicopter, reported The New York Times. The exchange was peaceful, with the special operations forces troops spending a few minutes on the ground.
The U.S. government has not disclosed the location where Bergdahl was handed over, but Taliban militants have pointed out that Bergdahl was released in Khost Province, Afghanistan. The Idaho-native, who was reportedly in good condition, was then flown to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. He will fly to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas when deemed fit to travel.
Meanwhile, five Taliban detainees — Khairullah Khairkhwa, Abdul Haq Wasiq, Mohammed Fazl, Noorullah Noori, Mohammed Nabi Omari — were freed from Guantanamo Bay Prison in Cuba. Two of them are senior leaders of the Taliban.
The Taliban prisoners were flown out of Cuba to Qatar, the country which brokered the deal between the United States and the Taliban.
"The Qatari government has given us assurances that it will put in place measures to protect our national security," President Obama said during a press briefing on Saturday afternoon.
The freed Taliban prisoners will reside in Qatar with their families, and they will be subject to security restrictions, including a one-year travel ban.
In an early video released by the Taliban, Bergdahl, who was promoted twice from private to sergeant during his captivity, said that he was captured in 2009 after lagging behind a patrol.
A myriad of questions on Bergdahl's abduction remain to
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Bowe Bergdahl, the only prisoner of the U.S.-Afghan War, has been released by Taliban insurgents as part of a prisoner exchange involving five Taliban detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay.
At about 7:00 p.m. local time, Bergdahl, flanked by 18 Taliban insurgents, was ushered onto a U.S. helicopter, reported The New York Times. The exchange was peaceful, with the special operations forces troops spending a few minutes on the ground.
The U.S. government has not disclosed the location where Bergdahl was handed over, but Taliban militants have pointed out that Bergdahl was released in Khost Province, Afghanistan. The Idaho-native, who was reportedly in good condition, was then flown to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. He will fly to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas when deemed fit to travel.
Meanwhile, five Taliban detainees — Khairullah Khairkhwa, Abdul Haq Wasiq, Mohammed Fazl, Noorullah Noori, Mohammed Nabi Omari — were freed from Guantanamo Bay Prison in Cuba. Two of them are senior leaders of the Taliban.
The Taliban prisoners were flown out of Cuba to Qatar, the country which brokered the deal between the United States and the Taliban.
"The Qatari government has given us assurances that it will put in place measures to protect our national security," President Obama said during a press briefing on Saturday afternoon.
The freed Taliban prisoners will reside in Qatar with their families, and they will be subject to security restrictions, including a one-year travel ban.
In an early video released by the Taliban, Bergdahl, who was promoted twice from private to sergeant during his captivity, said that he was captured in 2009 after lagging behind a patrol.
A myriad of questions on Bergdahl's abduction remain to