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...
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