Father of captive U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl speaks out on son's potential release
(CBS News) Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's father is weighing in on the potential deal for his son's release from the Afghanistan Taliban, telling CBS News senior correspondent John Miller in an email, "Wars are very easy to get into and very difficult to get out of, especially in South Asia...Diplomacy, diplomacy, diplomacy... it is long overdue in the region."
Miller, who has visited the Bergdahls at their home in Idaho and seen their devotion to fighting for their son's release, said of the father's remarks, "Basically what you're seeing there is a father saying, 'It's time to have this conversation'."
Afghan Taliban offers to swap captive U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl for 5 Guantanamo detainees
Then-Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl was taken hostage in June 2009 at the age of 23. In exchange for the now 27-year-old's freedom, the Taliban in Afghanistan wants five members of the Taliban -- currently prisoners at Guantanamo Bay -- to be released from U.S. custody.
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