Private Bowe R. Bergdahl of the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion's 501 Parachute Infantry Regiment was captured in Afghanistan on June 30, 2009, by the Taliban. On July 19, 2009, the Taliban released a video Bergdahl. The video was recorded on July 14, 2009. Bergdahl can be seen wearing a blue Afghan tunic and pants.
Bergdahl states his identity in the video and explains that he was behind his patrol at the time he was captured.
Bergdahl Talks About His Family
"I am scared. I'm scared I won't be able to go home. It is very unnerving to be a prisoner. I have my girlfriend who is hoping to marry. I have my grandma and grandpas. I have a very, very good family that I love back home in America."
"And I miss them every day that I'm gone. I miss them and I'm afraid that I might never see them again and that I'll never be able to tell them that I love them again."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/19/AR2009071902136.html
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Bergdahl was captured on June 30, 2009
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In the video, Bergdahl states the date as July 14, 2009
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Bergdahl is wearing blue traditional Afghan clothes
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A man whose face is not shown questions Bergdahl throughout the video
