Dramatic video reportedly shows Taliban handing over Bowe Bergdahl

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Dramatic video reportedly shows Taliban handing over Bowe Bergdahl
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The Taliban have released a video purporting to show the dramatic moment when they handed over Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl to the American military.

With subtitles flashing "Don't come back to Afghanistan," the 17-minute clip shows members of the Taliban next to a pick-up truck and waving a white flag. An American military helicopter touches down nearby. The militants then appear to escort Bergdahl to U.S. Special Forces, who pat him down for explosives before they are all choppered out of the desert.

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Jordan Valinsky is the lead writer for Speed Reads. Before joining The Week, he wrote for New York Observer's tech blog, Betabeat, and tracked the intersection between popular culture and the internet for The Daily Dot. He graduated with a degree in online journalism from Ohio University.