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US Soldier Captured By Militants in Afghanistan |
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US Army Soldier, Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, was captured in Afghanistan by Taliban forces in late June of 2009. A video was released of the soldier on July 19th 2009. Analysis believe that the Soldier was captured by the Haqqani network, an Al Qaeda-linked group.
A Taliban video of a US soldier kidnapped outside his base in southern Afghanistan nearly three weeks ago may prove to be a valuable bargaining chip for his kidnappers, according to analysts here.
The soldier, named by the Pentagon today as Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl of Ketchum, Idaho, has been missing since June 30. According to the US military, he was taken while outside his base in southern Paktika province, a restive region that shares a border with North Waziristan in Pakistan.
He appears shaven-headed and is seen wearing a traditional shalwar kameez in the video (see below), appearing emotional and nervous throughout its 28-minute duration.
“I have my girlfriend who I’m hoping to marry, I have my grandma and grandpas,” he says. “I have a very, very good family back in America, and I miss them everyday that I’m gone. I miss them, and I’m afraid that I might never see them again, and I’ll never be able to tell them that I love them again, I’ll never be able to hug them.”
After being prompted by one of his captors, he adds: “Please, please bring us home so that we can be back where we belong and not over here, wasting our time and our lives and our precious life that we could be using back in our own country. Please bring us home.”
Bergdahl’s father, Bob, issued the following statement through the Defense Department:
“We hope and pray for our son’s safe return to his comrades and then to our family, and we appreciate all the support and expressions of sympathy shown to us by our family members, our friends and others across the nation…. Thank you, and please continue to keep Bowe in your thoughts and prayers.”
Haqqani network suspected
The area the kidnapping took place suggests it is most likely the work of the Haqqani network, “who are not traditional Taliban, they’re more strongly associated with Al Qaeda,” says Haroun Mir, Director of Afghanistan’s Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) in Kabul.
The Haqqani network is led by Sirajuddin Haqqani, dubbed by analysts as a “terrorist mastermind” who has been linked with a number of the most high-profile terrorist attacks in Afghanistan over the past two years.
According to Mr. Mir, the video is “a classic case of Al Qaeda propaganda” as the group imitates psychological tactics employed by insurgents in Iraq to great effect.
First US soldier taken in Afghanistan since 2001
Private Bergdahl is the first soldier to be taken in Afghanistan since operations began in 2001.
“They may ask for the release of some Taliban from Bagram [prison],” says Fahim Dashty, editor of the Kabul Weekly. “As far as I know, in all the kidnapping in the last few years there was a deal either from the Afghan government or the international community. So it’s possible that another deal will take place.”
Echoes of David Rohde
Below is the video of the captured soldier. And the Subsequent Message Released with the posting of the video
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
سبق أن أعلن الأخ / ذبيح الله مجاهد الناطق الرسمي لإمارة أفغانستان الإسلامية طالبان في يوم 6/7/2009 عن قيام المجاهدين في الإمارة الإسلامية بأسر أحد جنود العدو الأمريكي في ولاية بكتيكا
وجدير بالذكر أن المجاهدين بقاموا بأسر الجندي الأمريكي في يوم 30/5/2009 قرب مقر "ملخ" بمقاطعة يوسف خيل بولاية بكتيكا. وقد قصد المجاهدون في الإمارة الإسلامية عدم الإعلان عن هذا الخبر في حينه لإجبار العدو الأمريكي على الإعلان عن خسائره بنفسه والذي انتظر 3 أيام ليقوم بذلك!
الجندي الأمريكي الأسير بخير وبصحة ممتازة ويعامل معاملة كريمة ووفقا للوائح إمارة أفغانستان الإسلامية الخاصة بأسرى الحرب وأي قرار سيصدر بخصوص الجندي الأمريكي الأسير هو من اختصاص ومن اعتماد المقام العالي لإمارة أفغانستان الإسلامية ::حفظه الله::
وقد وصلنا من الاخوة في اللجنة الإعلامية لإمارة أفغانستان الإسلامية في ساعة متأخرة من ليلة أمس نسخة من فيديو عن الجندي الأمريكي الأسير وتم تصويره في يوم 14/7/2009 وتجدونه على هذا الرابط:
فيديو الجندي الأمريكي الأسير مدته 27:59 دقيقة وبصيغة rmvb وبحجم 26.3 ميجا
http://www.4shared.com/file/11909062...ghanistan.html
كما تم رفع هذا الفيديو على موقع اليوتيوب من 3 أجزاء على هذه الروابط:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KpIexyDBe0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKlHeg0wwtA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fh4ErGlV-A
ولدينا أيضا نسخة عالية الجودة من هذا الفيديو وسنحاول رفعها على شبكة الإنترنت بأسرع وقت ممكن بإذن الله
والله أكبر والعزة لله ولرسوله وللمؤمنين
عبد الله الوزير في 19/7/2009
مراسل معتمد |
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