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| Taliban video 'shows US soldier' | Taliban video 'shows US soldier' |
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| The Taliban has released a video purporting to show US soldier Bowe Robert Bergdahl who was captured in Afghanistan almost six months ago. | The Taliban has released a video purporting to show US soldier Bowe Robert Bergdahl who was captured in Afghanistan almost six months ago. |
| The video has not been verified, but shows a man wearing sunglasses and a US military-style helmet and uniform. | The video has not been verified, but shows a man wearing sunglasses and a US military-style helmet and uniform. |
| He appears healthy and speaks calmly and clearly, and does not appear to be under duress, the AP news agency said. | He appears healthy and speaks calmly and clearly, and does not appear to be under duress, the AP news agency said. |
| Pte Bergdahl, a US airborne infantryman, was captured by the Afghan Taliban in Paktika province on 30 June. | Pte Bergdahl, a US airborne infantryman, was captured by the Afghan Taliban in Paktika province on 30 June. |
| The insurgents also released a video of him a few weeks after he was captured. | |
| The Pentagon has said Pte Bergdahl was serving with an Alaska-based infantry regiment in Paktika province, eastern Afghanistan. | |
| He is believed to be the first soldier seized in either Iraq or Afghanistan for at least two years. |