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Monday, June 2, 2014

Final known US prisoner of war released in exchange for Guantanamo detainees

Final known US prisoner of war released in exchange for Guantanamo detainees
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] announced Saturday that prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl had been released into US custody [text] in exchange for five detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. Bergdahl was the only confirmed US prisoner of war from the conflict in Afghanistan remaining in enemy custody [AP report]. The Obama administration brokered the deal for Bergdahl's exchange through the Qatari government [Washington Post report]; once Bergdahl was secured, five high-profile Guantanamo Bay detainees, including the former head... [more].

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