[Vision2020] URGENT - Afghanistan-Bergdahl-Release

[Tom Hansen]

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URGENT - Afghanistan-Bergdahl-Release
(CNN) -- Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the American soldier held captive for nearly five years by militants during the Afghanistan war, is being released, the White House said on Saturday.

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Bowe Bergdahl Fast Facts

By CNN Library
POSTED: 08:46 AM AKDT May 31, 2014 
(CNN) -
Here are some facts about Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an American prisoner of war. It is believed he is being held by the Taliban-aligned Haqqani network in Pakistan.

Personal: Birth date: March 28, 1986

Birth place: Sun Valley, Idaho

Birth name: Bowe Robert Bergdahl

Father: Robert Bergdahl, a driver for United Parcel Service

Mother: Jani Bergdahl

Military: U.S. Army, 2008-present, Sergeant assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska

Other Facts: Traveled in Europe before enlisting in the Army.

Worked as a crewmember on a sailboat that traveled along the East Coast and to the Caribbean.

Timeline: 2008 - Enlists in the Army.

May 2009 - Is deployed to Afghanistan.

June 30, 2009 - Is captured in Paktika province, Afghanistan.

July 2, 2009 - A U.S. military official says that the soldier is being held by the clan of warlord Siraj Haqqani. The Taliban previously claimed to have captured the soldier.

July 19, 2009 - A video of Bergdahl is posted on the Internet.

December 25, 2009 - Bergdahl's captors release a video of him.

April 7, 2010 - Another video of Bergdahl is released.

June 12, 2010 - Bergdahl is promoted to specialist.

December 7, 2010 - His captors releases a nearly 45-minute video of a thin Westerner identified as Spc. Bowe Bergdahl.

February 2011 - Another video of Bergdahl is released.

May 6, 2011 - Robert Bergdahl, Bowe's father, makes his first statement since the disapperance of his son. Releases a YouTube video asking for his son's release.

June 12, 2011 - Bergdahl is promoted to sergeant.

May 2012 - The U.S. government acknowledges that it has engaged in talks with the Taliban to free Bergdahl.

June 6, 2013 - Bergdahl's family announces that "through the International Committee of the Red Cross, we recently received a letter we're confident was written to us by our son."

January 2014 - A U.S. military official tells CNN that the military has obtained a new video of Bergdahl.

February 18, 2014 - A U.S. official tells CNN that discussions are under way with intermediaries overseas to see if there is any ability to gain Bergdahl's release. The discussions are being led by U.S. diplomats and the Defense Department is involved

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