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Dramatic Taliban video shows dazed Bergdahl in handover

2014-06-04 522 Dailymotion

His captivity under the Taliban dragged on for nearly five years.<br/> <br />But his release took only moments.<br/> <br />Dramatic video released by the Taliban on Wednesday shows captured U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl during his peaceful handover to U.S. special forces.<br/> <br />It happened in this barren valley near the Pakistan border on Saturday<br/> <br />Bergdahl's release was negotiated between the U.S. and the Taliban under mediation from Qatar.<br/> <br />His freedom, for releasing five Taliban detainees held by the U.S. in Guantanamo, Cuba.<br/> <br />In the video, the 28-year-old appeared dazed.<br/> <br />Maybe by the light...maybe from anxiety over events unfolding around him.<br/> <br />A plane and helicopters circle overhead, as militants dot the hillside, armed with rocket launchers.<br/> <br />'Next time you come back to Afghanistan,' the Taliban tell him, 'you won't leave alive.'<br/> <br />As the Blackhawk helicopter lands, the militants shout "do not panic."<br/> <br />At the moment of the exchange, a quick shakin

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