US Lawmakers to Probe Bergdahl Release

Later this week, U.S. lawmakers will hold the first hearings into the prisoner swap that freed Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in return for five Taliban detainees.   Sergeant Bergdahl is reported to be claiming he was beaten, tortured, and held in a cage during his five years of Taliban captivity.    He is receiving medical treatment in Germany after his release on May 31. The controversy about the Obama administration’s actions leading up to Bergdahl's release shows no...

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