Jun 01 Watch Prisoner swap for Bergdahl’s release alarms some critics in Washington By PBS News Hour Critics weighed in on the Sunday morning talk shows about potential foreign policy ramifications of the prisoner exchange with the Taliban for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Adam Entous of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan to take… Continue watching
Jun 01 Hagel: Sgt. Bergdahl’s life was in danger before prisoner trade By Julie Pace, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday the military operation to free Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees was not relayed to Congress because officials believed the soldier's life… Continue reading
May 31 Pres. Obama, with soldier’s family, speaks on Bergdahl’s release By Associated Press President Barack Obama, flanked by the parents of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, spoke about the soldier's release on Saturday from the White House Rose Garden. Continue reading
May 31 GOP lawmakers say administration broke law with prisoner swap By Associated Press Two Republican lawmakers on Saturday accused President Barack Obama of breaking the law by approving the release of five Afghan detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in exchange for a U.S. soldier believed held by Islamist insurgents for five years. Continue reading
May 31 Watch U.S. soldier freed after nearly five years in captivity By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 31 U.S. secures release of American soldier held by Taliban in Afghanistan By Elisabeth Ponsot The only American known to be held by the Taliban in Afghanistan has been freed, U.S. officials announced Saturday. Continue reading
Apr 24 Taliban signals willingness to release captive U.S. soldier, military officials say By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The captors of an American soldier held for nearly five years in Afghanistan have signaled a willingness to release him but are unclear which U.S. government officials have the authority to make a deal, according to two individuals… Continue reading