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WASHINGTON (AP) - Emails an American soldier sent to his parents before he was captured by the Taliban three years ago suggest he was disillusioned and considering deserting. Bowe Bergdahl told his parents he was "disgusted" with the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and with the Army. In emails quoted

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A Wood River man may be in contact with his son's Taliban captors.  The New York Times is reporting that Robert Bergdahl is in contact with someone he believes is a member of the Taliban.  Bergdahl said he emails a man

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(AP) The parents of a U.S. soldier in captivity for three years after being taken prisoner in Afghanistan are hopeful aggressive negotiations or a prisoner swap could bring their son home. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl of Hailey, Idaho, was captured in June 2009 and is believed held by a group affiliated with the Taliban, likely somewhere in Pakistan. His paren

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It has been 1,000 days since Bowe Bergdahl, a soldier from Hailey  was captured in Afghanistan and the fight to bring him home continues. In fact, it's now a nationwide fight.  Last month.  the Weber family from Wausau, Wisconsin vowed to gather 30,000 signatures by March 26th to gain awareness.  

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A Wisconsin family has started a petition drive to try and help bring a Hailey soldier back home from Afghanistan.   Bowe Bergdahl, a 25-year-old Army sergeant from Hailey, was taken prisoner two and a half years ago by the Taliban

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The Taliban is publicly expressing interest in negotiating with Washington.  According to the Washington Post, those talks could involve captured Idaho soldier Bowe Bergdahl and it could lead to a possible prisoner exchange deal.  

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A national website reports that an Idaho soldier who has been held captive in Afghanistan for the past 2 1/2 years may have tried to escape from his captors.

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An Idaho soldier being held captive in the Afghan war has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. A promotion certificate was presented to the parents of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl at the family's home near Hailey earlier this week.

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Despite wind and brisk temperatures Idahoans across the state turned out to remember the gem state's fallen heroes.

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On Friday,  Robert Bergdahl, father of Spc. Bowe Bergdahl, the Idaho soldier taken captive by the Taliban while serving in Afghanistan, uploaded a YouTube video, pleading for his son's safe return.

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