Former Taliban Prisoner

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  Charges Against US Army's Bowe Bergdahl to Go to General Court-Martial

  The military charges against U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a former prisoner of the Taliban in Afghanistan charged with desertion, were referred on Monday for trial by general court-martial, the U.S. Army Forces Command said.

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  Former US War Prisoner Bowe Bergdahl Charged With Desertion, Misbehaviour

  US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a former Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan, was formally charged on Wednesday with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, and could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of the most serious count, the Army said.

• Former Afghanistan War Prisoner Bowe Bergdahl Questioned in Army Probe

  Freed U.S. prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl on Wednesday answered all questions put to him by the U.S. Army general investigating the circumstances leading to his capture by the Taliban, Bergdahl's attorney said.

• US Launches Questioning of ex-Prisoner of War Bowe Bergdahl

  US military investigators started questioning a former prisoner of war on Wednesday to determine how he entered Taliban captivity, after a contested prisoner swap for his release.

• Parents of Former POW Bergdahl Strained by His Silence: Friend

  Freed war prisoner Bowe Bergdahl has not yet reached out to his parents who campaigned hard for his freedom and who hold out hope he will eventually contact them once fully recovered from trauma inflicted by his Taliban captors, a family friend said on Friday.

• Attorney Says Former US POW Bergdahl Grateful to Obama For Freedom

  U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl is grateful to President Barack Obama for the prisoner exchange that freed him from five years as a captive of the Taliban and wishes for privacy concerning family matters, his attorney said on Wednesday.

• Taliban demand release of prisoners for freeing ex-Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza Gilani's son

  The outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has demanded the release of some of its key leaders for freeing former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani's son, who was abducted five months ago.

• Taliban plans to storm Pervez Musharraf's farmhouse: Report

  After successfully pulling off a daring attack on a high-security prison in Northwest Pakistan, banned militant outfits have planned to attack former dictator Pervez Musharraf's farmhouse here, a media report today said.

• Pakistan frees eight Taliban prisoners

  Pakistan has released eight Afghan Taliban prisoners, including senior former administration chiefs, in a bid to aid its wartorn neighbour's peace efforts, officials said Tuesday.

• Pakistan releases four more Taliban prisoners

  Pakistan on Monday released another four Afghan Taliban prisoners, including former justice minister Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, as part of a process designed to kickstart peace efforts, a government official said.

• Terrorist used Facebook, cellphone to escape from Pakistan jail

  Taliban militants had stormed a jail in Pakistan's northwest primarily to free Adnan Rashid, on death row for an attempt to assassinate former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, and who was in touch with the outside world through a mobile phone, Facebook and blogs.

• Former Taliban officials say US talks started

  Several Taliban negotiators have begun meeting with American officials in Qatar, where they are discussing preliminary trust-building measures, including a possible prisoner transfer, several former Taliban officials said on Saturday.