How the Taliban Prisoner Swap Came Together

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 2, 2014

A deal with the Taliban for the release of a US prisoner is drawing both praise and criticism. Adam Entous of the Wall Street Journal discusses the how the deal was brokered for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to come back to the United States in exchange for the release of five Afghan Guantanamo detainees.

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