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| Ex-Taliban captive Sgt Bergdahl to return to active military duty | Ex-Taliban captive Sgt Bergdahl to return to active military duty |
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| Sgt Bowe Bergdahl is set to return to active military duty at the end of his reintegration process following years of captivity in Afghanistan. | |
| The soldier, who was held for five years by the Taliban, will take an administrative job on a Texas base. | |
| Sgt Bergdahl was released in May in a swap for five Taliban commanders, a move some US politicians decried. | Sgt Bergdahl was released in May in a swap for five Taliban commanders, a move some US politicians decried. |
| The army is investigating the circumstances of his capture, including whether he intended to desert. | The army is investigating the circumstances of his capture, including whether he intended to desert. |
| He will take a job "commensurate to his rank" at US Army North at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and live in officer quarters there, a base official told the BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan. | He will take a job "commensurate to his rank" at US Army North at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and live in officer quarters there, a base official told the BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan. |
| Colleagues in his "duty section" will offer support, the official said. | Colleagues in his "duty section" will offer support, the official said. |
| Sgt Bergdahl has yet to speak publicly regarding his ordeal since his release on 31 May. | Sgt Bergdahl has yet to speak publicly regarding his ordeal since his release on 31 May. |
| The move to release five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo Bay after Sgt Bergdahl was transferred to US special forces sparked a heated political row in the US. | The move to release five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo Bay after Sgt Bergdahl was transferred to US special forces sparked a heated political row in the US. |
| The US opened an investigation into his disappearance in 2009 but said investigators would not interview Sgt Bergdahl until he finished the reintegration process. | The US opened an investigation into his disappearance in 2009 but said investigators would not interview Sgt Bergdahl until he finished the reintegration process. |
| The US military has concluded he walked away from his base without authorisation before his capture but has stopped short of accusing him of desertion. | The US military has concluded he walked away from his base without authorisation before his capture but has stopped short of accusing him of desertion. |