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Will U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdah bee freed in 2013?

Will U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdah bee freed in 2013?

Asked by: Super Userkruijs in Politics » Middle East
Settled on 01/06/2014 22:17 Settled by Super Userkruijs
Winning option:No After four years in captivity, captured soldier Bowe Bergdahl became for a brief period last summer a major player in expected negotiations between the U.S. and his Taliban captors. As Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to the Gulf nation of Qatar to negotiate with the Taliban, a major publicity event was held to “Bring Bowe Home” at Hop Porter Park in Hailey, attended by politicians and Bergdahl’s parents.

Despite the enthusiasm and support for Bowe displayed at the event, within a few days it became apparent that the hoped-for talks had broken down. By year’s end, a Christmas card-writing campaign for Bowe had gained thousands of supporters.

http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2007150298#.UssrRrRln-o

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Taliban offer to free an U.S. soldier for Guantanamo prisoners, demanding five senior operatives before opening peace talks.

The Afghan Taliban are ready to free a U.S. army soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as a conciliatory gesture, a senior spokesman for the group said Thursday.

The offer follows this week's official opening of a Taliban political office in Doha, the capital of the Gulf state of Qatar.

The only known American soldier held captive from the Afghan war is U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl of Hailey, Idaho. He disappeared from his base in southeastern Afghanistan on June 30, 2009, and is believed held in Pakistan.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/06/20/afghanistan-taliban-talks/2440595/

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