Video thought to show American held in Afghanistan

Video thought to show American held in Afghanistan

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press – 1 hr 24 mins ago
KABUL, Afghanistan – A new video released by the Taliban contains footage of a man believed to be Spc. Bowe Bergdahl, the only known American serviceman being held in captivity in Afghanistan, a group that tracks militant messages on the Internet said Wednesday.
The U.S.-based IntelCenter said another man in the video appears to be the Taliban commander, who had once threatened to kill Bergdahl.
Bergdahl of Hailey, Idaho, has been held by the Taliban since June 30, 2009, when he disappeared in Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan.
The video, which also shows militant attacks in Afghanistan, was released by Manba al-Jihad, a video production group affiliated with the Taliban. The man believed to be Bergdahl appears only briefly in the video and is not the main focus of the release.
Bergdahl appeared in three videos the Taliban released prior to this latest: on July 18, 2009; Dec. 25, 2009; and on April 7.
Separately, Afghan soldiers killed a suicide attacker who threatened to blow himself up Tuesday at an Afghan army base in the Gereshk district of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said. The ministry did not disclose any other details of the incident.
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