captive by the taliban and later released is set to appear in court in north carolina in the coming hours. he faces charges of desertion and endangering fellow soldiers. nick valencia has more on this controversial case. reporter: by now you ve probably seen this video, a u.s. blackhawk helicopter lands in the middle of taliban-controlled afghanistan. with each passing second, u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl takes a step closer to freedom. after five years in taliban captivity and torture, he is finally going home. it s like you re standing there screaming in your mind, in this room, you re standing thinking it s blackened dirt room and it s tiny and just on the other side of that flimsy little wooden door that you could probably easily rip off the hinges is the entire world out there. reporter: that s bergdahl describing his captivity in an interview with a popular
not the other way around. army sergeant bowe bergdahl will be arraigned for his court-martial this week and face a military court on chargers of desertion and endangering fellow soldiers. he was held captive by the taliban for nearly five years after he allegedly deserted his unit. he was freed after the u.s. released five taliban detainees in a controversial prisoner exchange last year. cnn s nick valencia has details. reporter: by now you ve probably seen this video, a u.s. black hawk helicopter lands in the middle of taliban-controlled afghanistan. with each passing second, u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl takes a step closer to freedom. after five years in taliban
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cnn s nick valencia has details. reporter: by now you ve probably seen this video, a u.s. black hawk helicopter lands in the middle of taliban-controlled afghanistan. with each passing second, u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl takes a step closer to freedom. after five years in taliban captivity and torture, he is finally going home. like you re standing there screaming in your mind, in this room you re standing in this blackened dirt room that s tiny and just on the other side of that floozy little wooden door you could probably rim off the hinges is the entire world out there. reporter: that s bergdahl describing his captivity in an interview with a popular podcast. in it we get a chance to hear from bergdahl ourselves, a man who was discharged from the coast guard for psychological