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Bowe Bergdahl returns to US after prisoner swap

Sgt Bowe Bergdahl arrived on a flight from Germany to San Antonio, Texas
Sgt Bowe Bergdahl arrived on a flight from Germany to San Antonio, Texas

The American soldier released in a controversial swap with Afghan insurgents arrived back in the United States this morning, the Pentagon said.

Sgt Bowe Bergdahl arrived on a flight from Germany to San Antonio, Texas.

He will continue treatment at Brooke Army Medical Center after spending five years as a prisoner in Afghanistan, the Defense Department said on its website.