Today in History: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl freed
- Posted on May 31, 2026
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Today in History: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl freed
On May 31, 2014, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan, was freed by the Taliban in exchange for five Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Bergdahl, who’d gone missing in June …