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Hero or deserter? Bergdahl debate rages in US

AFP

US political and military officials warmly welcomed Bowe Bergdahl’s release in Afghanistan, but questions about the circumstances of his kidnapping are becoming more insistent, with some soldiers accusing him of desertion.

From the White House to the Pentagon, officials have celebrated the recovery of the 28-year-old army sergeant from his Taliban captors, repeatedly citing the promise never to leave a soldier behind.