Shore in 24 hours. The warning that sri lankas elephants are under threat from illegal poaching. A u. S. Soldier held in afghanistan for nearly knife years is on his way to a hospital in germany. Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was freed in a deal brokered by qatar. In return the u. S. Released five senior taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay, who are headed here to doha, where well have live reaction from doha and kabul in a moment. First, we have more from washington d. C. The taliban have been pushing for. After almost five years in captivity sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was handed to a force of a dozen u. S. Special operations soldiers in eastern afghanistan on saturday, by a 19strong contingent of the taliban. In exchange five prisoners will be september to qatar, subject to security restrictions, including a ban on travel. They are former officials of the government that held power before the u. S. Invasion. I want to go home, you know. The afghanistan men in our prisons, they want to go home
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Wage to 15. Five taliban fighters held at the Guantanamo Bay prison for 12 years have been exchanged for one army prisoner, Bowe Bergdahl the idaho. Republicans accused the Obama Administration of violating detainee transfer laws. Today the white house fought back. Prisoner exchanges are not unman in armed conflict. Without getting into specific assurance, i can tell you that they included a travel ban, in fact sharing on the detainees between the United States and qatar. I can tell you the assurances were sufficient to allowing the secretary of defense, chuck hagel, in coordination with the National Security team to determine that the threat posed by the detainees to the United States would be mitt dated, and that the mitigated and that the transfer was in the u. S. National interest. Among those denouncing the swap is hamid karzai, said to be angry about being kept in the dark. Randall pinkston has more. U. S. Officials do not know how much longer Bowe Bergdahl will be treated in a h
Item in the United States. Im in new york. Ill tell you what the smart phone industry could do to stop it. Environmentalists warn that taming Wild Elephants is a mistake. And a controversial plan to present poaching of elephants. Why the government says more of them should be tamed. He wasnt forgotten by his country because the United States of america does not ever leave our men and women in uniform behind. The long road to freedom. The final captured soldier from the war in afghanistan is headed home. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America, him john henry smith. After nearly five years in captivity Army Sergeant berg Bowe Bergdahl begins his journey back to american soil. Bowe bergdahl disappeared in 2009, videos emerged showing him looking weak and dishevelled. In 2012 the u. S. Government acknowledged that it was talking directly with the taliban to see him. After years of strained engines and a tireless campaign by his family the appearance by the president flanked by Bowe Be
Questions are being raised in washington about the deal and its implications. Good to have you with us. Right now Bowe Bergdahl is at a u. S. Army hospital in a germany, in a statement they said Officials Say they are sensitive to what Bowe Bergdahl has been through and will proceed with his reintegration at a pace in which he is comfortable. The hospital says theres no determined amount of time for reintegration. We heard from the sergeants mother and father. The News Conference was held in boise idaho near their home town. Allen schauffler is there with details of what they had to say. It was an emotional press conference. Absolutely. A lot of tears that we saw in the meeting room at the headquarters of Idaho National guard. Bob and Jenny Bergdahl taking on opportunity to address the press, supporters from the Motorcycle Club in the area, and here is Jenny Bergdahl in tears, talking directly to her son bowe. Five years is a seemingly endless long time. But you made it. I imagine you