Bowe Bergdahl

Edward Snowden speaks in September via video link from Moscow during a news conference with Human Rights Watch to call upon President Obama to pardon Snowden before leaving office.

Obama Faces Difficult Choices Amid Stream Of Last-Minute Clemency Requests

4:05pm December 29, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

The White House is flooded with last-ditch requests for clemency by several prominent applicants including NSA leaker Edward Snowden and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves a military courthouse Tuesday in Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl was arraigned on charges of desertion and endangering troops stemming from his decision to leave his outpost in Afghanistan in 2009.

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Bowe Bergdahl Defers Entering Plea At Arraignment

1:58pm December 22, 2015

by Laura Wagner

In his first appearance before a military judge on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, Bergdahl did not enter a plea. "The accused wishes to defer for reflection," his lawyer said.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl To Face Court-Martial For Desertion

8:02pm December 14, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Bergdahl, who was held by the Taliban for five years after he left his base in Afghanistan in 2009, could be sentenced to life in prison.

A video frame grab of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl released by the Voice of Jihad website shows the soldier during his captivity. Bergdahl is the subject of the second season of Serial.

Featuring Interview With Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, 'Serial' Season 2 Is (Finally) Here

1:27pm December 10, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Bergdahl's story is controversial. There are questions about whether he deserted and about whether the United States should have traded Taliban prisoners in exchange for his freedom.

Trump Amps It Up: Insulting Protesters, Putting Reporters In A 'Pen'

7:42pm November 19, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

In another fiery speech on Wednesday night, Trump claimed his hair was better than Marco Rubio's and suggested that Bowe Bergdahl should be shot.

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Soldiers walk past a military police officer (right) patrolling the perimeter of the U.S. Army IMCOM HQ building at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, prior to the Article 32 preliminary hearing to determine whether Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will be court-martialed.

Bergdahl Faces Hearing To Determine If Court-Martial Is Warranted

4:03pm September 17, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Army sergeant, who has been charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, is appearing before the military equivalent of a grand jury.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who officials say abandoned his post in Afghanistan before he was captured by the Taliban and held for five years, will face a preliminary hearing in September for a possible court martial.

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Bergdahl Hearing Postponed Until September

3:48pm June 04, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The hearing that will decide whether the U.S. Army sergeant accused of desertion will face a court martial has been pushed back from July to September.

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Is Charged With Desertion

5:52pm March 25, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Bergdahl was released by the Taliban in exchange for five detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison. He was captured in 2009 after walking off his post in Afghanistan.

In Qatar, Released Taliban Member Raises U.S. Concerns

9:16pm January 30, 2015

by Bill Chappell

There are new suspicions that one of the men released from a U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl last year might be trying to contact Taliban fighters.

Army General To Determine Fate of Bowe Bergdahl

2:59pm December 22, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The Pentagon said action against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl could range from no further action to convening a court martial. The Taliban held Bergdahl for five years until his release in a prisoner exchange.