There were many similarities between Rohde’s captivity and Bergdahl’s. The Haqqani network, a group aligned with the Taliban, held both men captive, for one. And both men were moved to various locations in North and South Waziristan, parts of the tribal region of Pakistan. But Rohde had two advantages over Bergdahl. ... Read More

Bergdahl said this photo was taken at the end of his first year, just after he had escaped for close to nine days and was recaptured. Once the men found Bergdahl, they took him back to the compound where they were keeping him. They later cleaned him up and took him to see Mullah Sangeen Zadran, who made it clear he would kill him if he tried to escape again.

Bergdahl says this photo was taken right after that meeting with Sangeen.  ... Read More

In 2010, WikiLeaks published a six-year archive of classified U.S. military documents. These intelligence and incident reports, which revealed information on such things as drone warfare and the Taliban’s use of missiles,also illustrated the situation on the ground in Afghanistan. This includes military communications from June 30, the day Bergdahl walked off his outpost, as well as the next several days of the search for him.

WikiLeaks War Diaries

Read through the full version of the war diaries here to get a sense of those initial days.

Here are some highlights. ... Read More