Stance on the South China Sea. And. Im Rory Challands in russia, where half the population smokes. Come this weekend a smoking ban will be in place so in bars and restaurants like this, people are told to stub it out. Now, first this morning a u. S. Soldier released by the taliban is on his way to a hospital in germany. Currently there is a conference being given by the Qatari Foreign ministry. There you see him. He is standing along the German Foreign minister. Well look at that more closely later on. First of all, lets find out about developments. What has been happening . The taliban leaders, who were released by the United States, are kornally on their way currently op their way to qatar. Qatar brokered the prisoner swap, and the foreign minister has been talking about it. Well go back to the conference later on. First of all, lets hear from our correspondent. This is the deal the taliban long have been pushing for. After almost five years in captivity Sergeant Bowe bergdahl was re
Free. And a warping that sri lankas elephants are under warning that sri lankas elephants are under threat from illegal poaching. Well, there has been celebrations in the United States and afghanistan after a landmark prisoner swap. An american soldier held by the taliban for nearly five years has been freed in exchange for five of its leaders hold at guantanamo. They are on their way to qatar, which helped to broker the deal. More on that in a moment. First this report. Reporter this is the deal the taliban have long been pushing for. After almost five years in captivity, Sergeant Bowe bergdahl was reportedly handed to a farce of special operations soldiers in eastern afghanistan. In exchange five taliban proper at Guantanamo Bay will be sent to qatar, subject to security restrbdss, including restrictions, including a ban on travel. They are senior officials of the taliban government, that held power before the u. S. Invasion. I want to go home. The afghanistan mn in our prisons, they
Southwestern germany. In a statement, the hospital said it will evaluate his condition, begin any necessary medical care and assist in his recovery process. Officials say they are sensitive to what Sergeant Bergdahl has been through and will proceed with his reintegration at a pace with which he is comfortable. The hospital says there is no predetermined amount of time for what it calls the reintegration process. This morning, the 5 taliban detainees released in exchange for his freedom arrived in doha, qatar. They included a Founding Member of the taliban, a deputy intelligence official. The deal was brokered by the qatari government which has assured that u. S. National security is not at risk. A report from doha. The taliban leaders are now in doha. They will release they were released in a prison swap mediated by qatar. Foreign minister bin hamman said it was humanitarian but stopped short of elaborating on what role played. I with respect to the detail, excuse me for not disclosin
Getting ready to greet their hero with open arms. The only american prison nor of war from the afghanistan conflict is free. He is at an army base receiving medical treatment. He was a released on saturday. Those prisoners arrive in doha, qatar about an hour ago. These are the latest images that we are just posted to twitter by the taliban. We go to hashem algavar on the role qatar played in the negotiations between the u. S. And the taliban. For qatar, this was a purely humanitarian mediation. But as far as they are concerned, they are very excited they were successful. It was a very delicate mission because only a few weeks ago or a few months ago, this was an impossible mission. We dont know exactly about the arrangements made by the qataris. Are they going to place them into some sort of restrictions . Are they going to be able to play an active political role in the future . These are issues that the qatari government would like to talk about because its a very, very sensitive iss
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