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Family Says They Received Letter From POW Captured In Afghanistan
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The family of an American prisoner of war captured nearly four years ago in Afghanistan says it has received a letter it believes was written by him. U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl...
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Taliban Says It Suspends Talks On US Soldier
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Afghanistan’s Taliban says it has suspended “mediation” with the United States to exchange captive U.S. soldier Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five senior Taliban prisoners held in U.S....
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Family Of 72-Year Old Kidnapped American Urge Government To Do More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatives of kidnapped American development expert Warren Weinstein are celebrating the release of U.S. soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan and asking the government to work harder...
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Bergdahl’s Dad: ‘Someday There Will Be A Time For Interviews And Books’
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The father of an American soldier who was just released after spending five years in the hands of the Taliban says his family is starting on the next step of a long mission: Helping...
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Unit Comrade: Bergdahl Was ‘That One Guy That Wanted To Disappear’
WASHINGTON — Three former members of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s platoon spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday about Bergdahl’s disappearance, his freedom and how he should be treated now that he’s out....
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Bergdahl Swap Increases Opposition To Obama’s Promise To Close Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s goal of closing the Guantanamo Bay prison is facing re-energized opposition from Republicans and increased questioning from fellow Democrats amid widespread...
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Report: Bergdahl Wandered Off Post At Least Once Before
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — A military investigation after Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s disappearance found that he had walked away from his post without permission at least once before but that his fellow...
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Obama: ‘I Make No Apologies’ For Bergdahl Exchange
BRUSSELS — President Barack Obama said Thursday he “absolutely makes no apologies” for seeking the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in a prisoner swap with the Taliban, vigorously defending an exchange...
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Obama Admin Official: What If Bergdahl’s Platoon Was ‘Long On Psychopaths And...
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – An Obama administration official has taken issue with Americans’ immediate reactions and harsh criticisms of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s recent release from Taliban custody in...
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Rubio Dismisses GOP Impeachment Threats: Not The ‘Right Approach’
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., responded to Republican lawmakers threatening President Obama with impeachment, saying that is not the “right approach” to the U.S. release of five...
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Report: Bergdahl Tried Twice To Escape His Taliban Captors
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – Military investigators are learning Bowe Bergdahl’s five years captivity in Afghanistan were worse than they had previously thought, reports CBS News National Security...
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Clinton Book: ‘There Will Never Be Perfect Clarity On Everything That...
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton writes in her new book that the Obama administration demanded the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in every discussion it ever held with the Taliban about...
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Hagel: I Take My Responsibility To Release Gitmo Detainees ‘Damn Seriously’
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Congress Wednesday that officials of Qatar negotiating the release of captured Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told the U.S. that “time was not on our...
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Bergdahl To Arrive In U.S. On Friday
WASHINGTON (CBS DC/AP) — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who has been recovering in Germany after five years as a Taliban captive, is returning to the United States on Friday, but he will not receive the promotion...
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Army Begins Investigation Of Bergdahl’s 2009 Disappearance
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army said Monday it has begun investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the disappearance and capture of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan. It put a two-star general...
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Unverified Photo Shows Bergdahl Smiling With Top Terror Commander While In...
#Exclusive #US Solider #Bergdahl with Martyr #Taliban Leader Badar'udin Haqqani(RH) S/O Shaykh Jalaludin Haqqani(HA) http://t.co/ddrqHCn0aK— خرسان البلاغ (@khorasan313) July 09, 2014 WASHINGTON...
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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Returned to Regular Army Duty
WASHINGTON — The Army has given Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl a desk job, ending the formal phase of his transition from Taliban prisoner to not-quite-ordinary soldier, and setting the stage for Army...
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Mom: Jailed Marine In Mexico Suffering Greatly
WASHINGTON — A Marine jailed in Mexico on charges of bringing weapons into the country tried to kill himself after receiving threats of rape, torture and execution, his tearful mother told a House...
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Secretary Of Defense Carter ‘Confident We Will Win’ Against ISIS, Declines...
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) — Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter was reluctant to say the U.S. is winning the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, saying that it will take time to defeat ISIS but...
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