The lake by palins like it exploring the spiritual side a lot. Hell pop in eulogy on the incident. First up at least four people have been injured on a ball near a polling station and afghanistan the blast went off in the logo province as the country votes for new president s to pose threats by the taliban to stop at nothing to disrupt the election a lot about cars and stole millions standing out to kept that promise this is the capital for talks. Incredibly big concerns about security but that has not deterred of voters that a tremendous excitement on the ground here especially in kabul online polling centers. Security is incredibly tight and people here say they are ready for a change cousin tommy karzai has been in power since the fall of the top bunk is barred from running again his departure along with that of International Forces at the end of the year it means that the stakes are extraordinarily high now the tub on how to waste as you mentioned a Violent Campaign to disrupt the
Meeting. Words can never adequately believe in due process. The conversation today is not provide comfort to you and to about due process. Can wordsy, nor its about the decision the Administration Made for the five taliban members in convey the gratitude of our exchange for Sergeant Bergdahl. We all believe in due process. Nation for the service of your son. Were americans. It is important for us to live mr. Waltz, i think it was you who indicated that you had a gently and thoroughly and passionately examine the details around the facility at conversation with about your country will never leave i guantanamo bay. Behind and i dont know if you we should never lose sight of it was you or specialist the longheld american tradition fuld who thought it was your that we will do everything country will never leave an possible to secure the release honorable man behind. Of an American Service member. Yes, it was the i hope this will highlight ways so was Sergeant Bergdahl in which the administ
You. I am the father of sergeant killed in the process of looking for Sergeant Bergdahl. He developed a medical condition that required surgery. He was sent to germany and then back to the states. He applied to a program and was accepted. At texased in 2006 State University to complete his masters degree while enrolled in rotc. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States army. The forto f alaska being sent to afghanistan in april of 2009. We were able to talk to darren by telephone whenever he would call. His birthday is on the third. He told us that they had been out looking for the last 24 hours for the soldier who had walked away. I asked if the soldier had been captured while on guard duty. He said that he did not think so. All that his year all of his gear was found neatly stacked. The soldiers name was not mentioned. Darren could not tell us where he was or what they were doing. When we talk to him in the next few months, we would occasionally ask if they foun
Few days later. On february of 2010, the Second Lieutenant was awarded the silver star for his her road actions. , it wasme during this not mentioned that he was searching for bergdahl. Only a high interest taliban. When bergdahl was portray as serving with honor, he soldiers who were there contacted my wife to make sure they understood what a hero was. Walking awaydahls was a factor in darryns death. If you want to know what happened, ask the listed people. Listed people cant tell you exactly what happened. That bergdahlmony walked away. He was killed while looking for him. Thank you, mr. Andrews. The committee will now hear from the specialist. Ranking members of the subcommittee, thank you for allowing me to share the firsthand account of my experiences serving in afghanistan. One of the things that i , hegnize about bergdahl was always asking questions. He blended in when he needed to be. He was in the right place at the right time, right uniform. We train for an upcoming deploymen
Troubled with the insistence the deal made two free five taliban leaders in a change for Sergeant Bergdahl was the best deal we could get. The Washington Post reports that among the taliban and five are an interior minister with ties to osama bin laden, the former taliban army chief of staff, who was thought to have been present when cia officer was killed in 2001, and operatives to work closely with al qaeda, won his case file is the most endemic and former taliban leaders detained at guantanamo. I dont know how many of my colleagues have been able to look into the eyes of those involved in killing so many. I have been there three times. As much as i would like to think they have learned the error of their ways, and one of the more than to spend a quiet life with their families, i am afraid you would have to put me down in the skeptical column. The chair will hear the testimony of one more member. We will hear the rest of them after the vote. I want to thank the ranking members for ho