a probability of these guys returning to the battlefield was low, there is some probability so they are working to try to extend this travel ban. so the white house backtracking a little bit on this harris. how will they know that? statistically what we know about the recidivism of these guys is we monitor them so we know who they are talking to and we know recently one of the members of guantanamo bay that we were watching was looking up with his buddies, so to speak. do we have any idea of the travel plans that these five were anticipating to make? they would have been making them thinking that they were traveling tomorrow. what do we know? reporter: the afghan government was not part of this original agreement. there is a question of how they would have traveled and there are answers that are not clear and that s why lawmakers on capitol hill and officials in the region are frustrated. they just don t have any information about this.
situation and even going back a year when this deal was struck for the release of sergeant bowe bergdahl and these five guantanamo bay detainees. now, it isn t clear what exactly is happening other than this extension of the travel ban is sort of extended for a few more days possibly for a few more months. what we understand at least from d.c. officials is that the negotiations with the qataris are continuing. we don t know if that s indefinite for months for weeks. there s still a lot of questions right now to go with really this entire situation which has made a lot of people angry on capitol hill particularly the lawmakers. but even with afghan officials. so we re sort of in a wait and see. what we know right now is these five detainees will not be leaving qatar tomorrow but according to this agreement they will have the ability to leave qatar but it appears to be extended. clearly the white house thinks that they despite that there is
yet. the united states made a deal with qatar to keep them in that country and got an extension on that deal. it s been a developing story on this sunday with a cliff hanger of where those former guantanamo bay detainees would go if they went free. they are the so-called taliban five who have been under surveillance allbeit loosely since the release of bowe bergdahl. the travel ban that was set to expire at midnight eastern sparked fears that they would return to the battlefields immediately. they say it s a delay of the inevitable. let s bring in conor powell. some members of congress were not even notified that they were negotiating to keep these five from going free. reporter: yes. there s been a lot of concern expressed about this entire
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