Jun 13 Bowe Bergdahl returns to U.S. for treatment after 5 years of Taliban captivity By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant who has been recovering in Germany after five years as a Taliban captive in Afghanistan, returned to the United States early Friday to continue his medical treatment. A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby,… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch What’s holding up the closure of Guantanamo Bay? By PBS News Hour The exchange of five Taliban prisoners for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has raised larger questions about prisoners being transferred from Guantanamo Bay. In all, 149 detainees from 19 countries still remain at the prison camp. For debate on what’s preventing the… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch Lawmakers blast Hagel over failure to communicate on Bergdahl deal By PBS News Hour Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel defended the prisoner swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl at a Congressional hearing, the first time an administration official has testified publicly on the deal, saying the U.S. “needed to act swiftly.” Meanwhile, the Washington Post reported… Continue watching
Jun 10 5 American soldiers killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan By News Desk Five U.S. service members were killed in southern Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday, when they apparently were hit by a coalition airstrike. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch In Pakistan, views differ on best approach for dealing with Taliban By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch Taliban attack on airport highlights fragile Karachi security By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 08 Bergdahl describes being tortured, confined by Taliban captors By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has told people treating him at an American military medical facility in Germany that he was tortured, beaten and held in a cage by his Taliban captors in Afghanistan after he tried to escape, a senior… Continue reading
Jun 06 Get up to speed on everything about the Sgt. Bergdahl situation By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Why did Bergdahl leave his military post in the first place? Should he be punished as a deserter? Did U.S. troops die looking for him? Was the swap — Bergdahl's freedom for that of five Taliban commanders — a good… Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch Shields and Brooks on Bergdahl criticism, Mississippi primary politics By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the Obama administration’s decision to exchange of five Taliban leaders for the return of prisoner of war Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch Obama pushes back at prisoner swap critics as new details emerge on Bergdahl’s captivity By PBS News Hour President Obama defended the prisoner swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, as well as the decision to not inform Congress that it was imminent. Reports say that officials kept the plan quiet in part because the Taliban threatened to kill Bergdahl… Continue watching