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The 5 Things About Bowe Bergdahl Congress Will Not Be Afraid to Ask

The Complex
Gordon Lubold, John Hudson, Shane Harris
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The Six Questions We Really Should Be Asking About Bergdahl

Shadow Government
Peter D. Feaver
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Russia and China Really Do Like NATO’s Occupation of Afghanistan

The Cable
Colum Lynch
YouTube

Video Shows Moment Taliban Hand Bergdahl Over to U.S.

Passport
Elias Groll
FP’s Situation Report: The video of Bergdahl’s release; A full Senate briefing today; Did six really die for Bergdahl?; A healthcare CEO could get the nod for VA; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel
Scott Olson/Getty Images

Does America Contradict Itself? Very Well, Then.

The prisoner-swap deal that saved Bowe Bergdahl might have been a bad one, but it was also moral and necessary.

COLUMN
Aaron David Miller
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Why Negotiating With Our Enemies Is Not a Sin

The Taliban swap for Sgt. Bergdahl is just the latest in a long line of occasions when America willingly dealt with bad guys. And like it or not, this is how wars end.

Argument
Lawrence J. Korb
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What the Release of Bowe Bergdahl Says About Obama’s Afghan Strategy

Shadow Government
Neil Joeck
U.S. Army

Taliban Releases POW Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in Trade for Five Detainees

The Complex
Gordon Lubold
wikimedia

Is There a Hidden Message in the Taliban’s 2014 Fighting Season Plan?

The forgotten history of the Battle of Khaibar offers some alluring hints.

Argument
Jonah Blank
Moh. Sayed Madadi/Author Photo

The Cleaner

The South Asia Channel
Moh.Sayed Madadi, Jeffrey E. Stern
FP’s Situation Report: Iran is recruiting Afghans to fight in Syria; Marines felt pressure before Osprey crash 13 years ago; News flash: Shinseki won’t resign; 500 DOD workers disciplined for sexual harassment; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Gordon Lubold
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Shrinking Religious Freedom in South Asia

The South Asia Channel
Knox Thames, Sahar Chaudhry
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SWAT M.D.

Ever since the CIA used a vaccination ruse in its hunt for OBL, health workers have been combatants in Pakistan's war with the Taliban.

Dispatch
Kristina Shevory
FP’s Situation Report: Obama gets defensive on his use of Defense

Situation Report
Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel

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