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            Reports: American POW Bergdahl to Return to Active Duty

   by VOA News

   U.S. Sergeant. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban in
   Afghanistan for five years, could return to active military duty as
   early as Monday, according to several media reports.

   Defense Department officials announced the development late Sunday,
   according to [1]The New York Times.

   On May 31, Bergdahl was released in a prisoner swap, with five al-Qaida
   detainees being sent to Qatar, which acted as a go-between in the
   transfer. The five men will be monitored for a year in Qatar.

   After an initial assessment at a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl,
   Germany, Bergdahl was flown to the Army hospital at Fort Sam Houston in
   San Antonio, Texas. He has undergone therapy and counseling at the
   base, and has undergone debriefings about his Taliban captors.

   Bergdahl transitioned from inpatient care at Brooke Army Medical Center
   in Texas to outpatient care, the Army reported late last month.

   To live in barracks

   Bergdahl's transfer from the therapy phase to a regular soldier's job
   is part of his reintegration into Army life, officials said. He will
   live in barracks and have two other soldiers help him readjust, The New
   York Times reported.

   According to the Times, Bergdahl will begin work at the Army North
   headquarters in San Antonio's Fort Sam Houston, the same base where he
   has undergone therapy and counseling to deal with his reintegration
   back to the West.

   The soldier will also meet with U.S. Major General Kenneth Dahl, who is
   investigating the circumstances surrounding his disappearance in 2009
   and imprisonment.

   Last week, the television news channel CNN reported that Bergdahl has
   been allowed to wander off the Texas base and while under supervision
   he has visited a library, a supermarket, stores and fast-food chains
   near the camp.

   During the trips, Bergdahl sometimes wears civilian clothing and other
   times dresses in his military uniform, leading passers-by to recognize
   him and shake his hand, an Army spokesperson told CNN.
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References

   1. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/14/us/bergdahl-is-set-to-resume-life-on-active-duty.html?_r=0
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