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| Bowe Bergdahl timeline in Afghanistan: From capture to release | Bowe Bergdahl timeline in Afghanistan: From capture to release |
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| June 30, 2009 | June 30, 2009 |
| Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, walks off his outpost in eastern Afghanistan. | Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, walks off his outpost in eastern Afghanistan. |
| July 18, 2009 | July 18, 2009 |
| Taliban releases Internet video. Bergdahl says he was captured after lagging behind during a patrol. | Taliban releases Internet video. Bergdahl says he was captured after lagging behind during a patrol. |
| Dec. 25, 2009 | Dec. 25, 2009 |
| Taliban releases video showing Bergdahl wearing sunglasses and a U.S. military-style uniform, including a military helmet. | |
| April 7, 2010 | April 7, 2010 |
| Taliban posts a video showing Bergdahl pleading to be sent home and saying the war in Afghanistan is not worth the human cost. | Taliban posts a video showing Bergdahl pleading to be sent home and saying the war in Afghanistan is not worth the human cost. |
| June 12, 2010 | June 12, 2010 |
| Bergdahl is promoted to specialist. | Bergdahl is promoted to specialist. |
| June 12, 2011 | June 12, 2011 |
| Bergdahl is promoted to sergeant. | Bergdahl is promoted to sergeant. |
| May 10, 2012 | May 10, 2012 |
| Bergdahl’s parents break year-long silence about the status of their son in an interview with the New York Times, making public that he is a focus of secret negotiations between the Obama administration and the Taliban over a proposed prisoner exchange. | Bergdahl’s parents break year-long silence about the status of their son in an interview with the New York Times, making public that he is a focus of secret negotiations between the Obama administration and the Taliban over a proposed prisoner exchange. |
| June 6, 2013 | June 6, 2013 |
| Bergdahl’s family announces that “through the International Committee of the Red Cross, we recently received a letter we’re confident was written to us by our son.” | Bergdahl’s family announces that “through the International Committee of the Red Cross, we recently received a letter we’re confident was written to us by our son.” |
| January 2014 | January 2014 |
| U.S. officials receive a new video of Bergdahl that they believe was taken in the past month, indicating that he is alive. Officials said Bergdahl appeared in poorer health than in previous videos, showing the signs of his nearly five years in captivity. | U.S. officials receive a new video of Bergdahl that they believe was taken in the past month, indicating that he is alive. Officials said Bergdahl appeared in poorer health than in previous videos, showing the signs of his nearly five years in captivity. |
| May 31, 2014 | May 31, 2014 |
| Bergdahl is released by the Taliban in exchange for five prisoners held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. | Bergdahl is released by the Taliban in exchange for five prisoners held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. |
| — From news service reports | — From news service reports |