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Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl to return to the US on Friday, officials say Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl to return to the US on Friday, officials say
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The Pentagon says Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the last US soldier to be freed from Taliban custody, has left Germany and will arrive at a US military base in San Antonio, Texas, early Friday morning.The Pentagon says Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the last US soldier to be freed from Taliban custody, has left Germany and will arrive at a US military base in San Antonio, Texas, early Friday morning.
Bergdahl is returning to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, according to the Associated Press. Officials had previously said the intention was for Bergdahl to be reunited with his family at Brooke and to spend an undetermined amount of time there in further recuperation. Bergdahl is returning to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, according to the Associated Press. Officials had previously said the intention was for Bergdahl to be reunited with his family at Brooke and to spend an undetermined amount of time there in further recuperation.
The transfer is the next phase of his reintegration to civilian life, after being held by Taliban militants for almost five years. He was released by the Taliban on 31 May and has been receiving medical care in Germany.The transfer is the next phase of his reintegration to civilian life, after being held by Taliban militants for almost five years. He was released by the Taliban on 31 May and has been receiving medical care in Germany.
His release stirred controversy after he was traded for five Guantánamo Bay detainees, and Republicans in Congress said they weren't notified before the Obama administration approved the transfer. His release stirred controversy after he was traded for five Guantánamo Bay detainees, and Republicans in Congress said they weren't notified before the Obama administration approved the transfer.
The Pentagon is investigating the circumstances of Bergdahl's capture, after he went missing from his post in Afghanistan's Paktika province, in 2009.The Pentagon is investigating the circumstances of Bergdahl's capture, after he went missing from his post in Afghanistan's Paktika province, in 2009.
In congressional testimony on Wednesday, defence secretary Chuck Hagel forcefully defended the trade for Bergdahl.In congressional testimony on Wednesday, defence secretary Chuck Hagel forcefully defended the trade for Bergdahl.
"I would never sign off on any decision that I did not feel was in the best interests of this country. Nor would the president of the United States, who made the final decision with the full support of his national security team," Hagel said ."I would never sign off on any decision that I did not feel was in the best interests of this country. Nor would the president of the United States, who made the final decision with the full support of his national security team," Hagel said .