Bergdahl Swap

The Obama Administration negotiated a prisoner swap of five Taliban leaders for American Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The administration is under fire over Bergdahl's clouded capture, rumors of his collaboration with the enemy, security concerns, and for failing to notify Congress in advance of the deal.

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John McCain questions swap of "highest high-risk people" for Bergdahl

6/1/14

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6/1/14:

Current and former U.S. officials welcomed the return of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan, but voiced concern about the release of five members of the Taliban who had been held at the Guantanamo Bay as part of a negotiated prisoner swap. "These are the hardest of the hard core. These are the highest high-risk people, and others that we have released have gone back into the fight," said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in an interview on "Face the Nation," adding that he was disturbed the Taliban named the prisoners they wanted in exchange for Bergdahl's freedom.

"We need to know more information about the conditions of where they are going to be," McCain added. "It is disturbing that these individuals would have the ability to reenter the fight."

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