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Complained about the food. he said he was given too much lamb day after day after day and he didnt like it an one of the sort of meals you get a lot in that region of pakistan and asked for fruit and vegetables. taliban said they gave him fruits and vegetables and lamb once a week. that was the request. he was able to get exercise. he certainly wasnt free to go and do what he wanted to do but given an opportunity on an occasion to play soccer with the taliban so thats the -- thats the picture th...

But that would require wifi. switch to comcast business internet and get two wifi networks included. comcast business built for business. we are hearing more directly from the taliban about bowe bergdahls time in captivity than u.s. officials. taliban source told cnn that over those five years bergdahl learned the local language, allowed to celebrate christmas, even sometimes played sock we are his captors. that information, those details given directly to senior international correspondent ni...

We got reports from james rosen this week based on intel reports that were given to the military at the time that indicated that bergdahl did try to escape at least twice, was severely punished, put in a cave, but then at a later point during his five years of captivity, that he declared himself a warrior for jihad. how does the military sort that out? >> the primary evidence were going to use is certainly him. we do have a single source recording on everything you just described. multi sources ...

Mukasey. judge, should president obama, as commander in chief, order a full investigation of bowe bergdahls actions after he walked off the base and the court-martial if thats what the facts lead to? >> i think the question of a court-martial is really up to the army, and the army should act swiftly. theres no reason why this case cant be presented within six months. the fact is that theres been an investigation into the circumstances of his disappearance, as your report indicated. we know what ...

Year. he had a partner on this story, a former infantry man named matthew farwell. farwell was deployed to afghanistan for 16 months. he helped hastings with a lot of reporting about bergdahl and i spoke with him earlier about the press role. thanks for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> you called this the most important story youve ever written. why is that? >> probably ever will write. it deals with eternal themes. war, captivity, problems, and because we wrote it at a time two years ...

Overreporting. yes, unfair. >> i want to turn now to bob bergdahl, the soldiers father. i got into it with bill oreilly on the subject of whether or not he was fair game for some of the media abuse. lets take a quick look at that. >> i think you went too far on that one because im not a fan of how bob bergdahl has conducted himself but cut the guy some slack. the man shows up at the white house looking like a muslim. he speaks pashto. he thanks allah. its inappropriate. >> your thoughts. >> no, ...

Out. still unfolds. viewers, sanjay, listening to the reporting looking at shots of local media there. you said theres reports of a plane, some sort of possibility cargo plane on fire and seeing something in the background and hard to tell, hard to tell exactly what that is so well let you go. continue reporting and get back to you later in the show when you have more. appreciate it, sanjay, live for us there in karachi. we know why the controversial prisoner swap with the taliban was done so ...

Was able to get exercise, playing soccer with the taliban at one stage. but also complained about his food, according to the source, bergdahl was getting a lot of lamb, complained about the smell, asked for vegetables and fruit which he was given, allowed once a week, and vegetable and fruit more often. some of his diet needs, according to the source, were taken care of. >> nic from his taliban source, reporting from doha. also, coming up next, what were learning today about bowe bergdahls med...

With the taliban straight from the source straight ahead. >> well, poppy, the details include how he was able to celebrate christmas and easter and what he did during those five years of captivity, more when we come back after the break. and now angies list is revolutionizing local service again. you can easily buy and schedule services from top-rated providers. conveniently stay up to date on progress. and effortlessly turn your photos into finished projects with our snapfix app. visit angiesli...

Anything about bowe bergdahl, but every single mission after bergdahl left was tilted towards finding bowe bergdahl. every single mission. >> josh, members of your unit, including you, have been speaking out since bergdahl was released and the administration has also been pushing back at some of the comments that you and your colleagues have made. here is a spokeswoman for the state department on some of the comments your unit has made. take a look. >> you spent all this time, five years, to det...