US soldier shown in new Taliban video
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December 9, 2010, Thursday
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A NEW video released by the Taliban shows a man believed to be the only known American serviceman held captive in Afghanistan, a group that tracks militant websites said yesterday.
Specialist Bowe Bergdahl has been held by the Taliban since June 30, 2009, when he disappeared in Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan. It was not immediately clear when the video was made.
The United States-based IntelCenter said that along with Bergdahl, another man in the video appeared to be the Taliban commander who had once threatened to kill the US soldier. The video, taken in a wooded area, shows Bergdahl looking thin in a loose gray top, with bags under his eyes and what appeared to be an abrasion along his left cheekbone.
The video, which also shows militant attacks in Afghanistan, was released by Manba al-Jihad, a video production group affiliated with the Taliban. The man believed to be Bergdahl appears only briefly in the video and is not the main focus.
Bergdahl, 24, has appeared in three videos the Taliban released prior to this: on July 18, 2009; December 25, 2009; and April 7.
Separately, two NATO service members died yesterday following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan. The coalition did not disclose their nationalities or details about their deaths.
So far this month, 12 members of the NATO coalition have been killed in Afghanistan. At least 671 have died so far this year.
Specialist Bowe Bergdahl has been held by the Taliban since June 30, 2009, when he disappeared in Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan. It was not immediately clear when the video was made.
The United States-based IntelCenter said that along with Bergdahl, another man in the video appeared to be the Taliban commander who had once threatened to kill the US soldier. The video, taken in a wooded area, shows Bergdahl looking thin in a loose gray top, with bags under his eyes and what appeared to be an abrasion along his left cheekbone.
The video, which also shows militant attacks in Afghanistan, was released by Manba al-Jihad, a video production group affiliated with the Taliban. The man believed to be Bergdahl appears only briefly in the video and is not the main focus.
Bergdahl, 24, has appeared in three videos the Taliban released prior to this: on July 18, 2009; December 25, 2009; and April 7.
Separately, two NATO service members died yesterday following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan. The coalition did not disclose their nationalities or details about their deaths.
So far this month, 12 members of the NATO coalition have been killed in Afghanistan. At least 671 have died so far this year.
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