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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 23-year-old 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 insurgents also released a video of him a few weeks after he was captured. |
| 'Next Vietnam' | |
| In the video, Pte Bergdahl gives identifying details about himself such as his rank, date and place of birth, and deployment details. | |
| "This is just going to be the next Vietnam unless the American people stand up and stop all this nonsense," he says. | |
| There was no immediate comment from the US military or Nato forces in Afghanistan. | |
| The Pentagon has said Pte Bergdahl was serving with an Alaska-based infantry regiment in Paktika province, eastern Afghanistan. | The Pentagon has said Pte Bergdahl was serving with an Alaska-based infantry regiment in Paktika province, eastern Afghanistan. |
| He vanished from his base, near the border with Pakistan, just five months after arriving in Afghanistan. | |
| In July, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denounced his capture as "outrageous" and said the military was doing everything it could to find him. | |
| A reward has been offered for his safe return. | |
| He is believed to be the first soldier seized in either Iraq or Afghanistan for at least two years. | He is believed to be the first soldier seized in either Iraq or Afghanistan for at least two years. |