narration said that we told them that he was fine and then they handed him over. that conflicts with what the u.s. medical teams here at landstuhl medical facility in southern germany say. they ve got him inside the hospital behind me, giving him medical treatment for what they say are conditions that required hospitalization. the focus very much at this stage in terms of his medical condition is on his dietary needs, his nutritional needs after being held in captivity by sort of afghan militants, taliban militants, for nearly five years. but there s also a psychological dimension to it as well. obviously, a big trauma that this guy will have endured, being in captivity for so long. and so, it s a very slow, painstaking, psychological process of healing as well that he s just now starting out on, john. any sense of how much of this process will take place in germany, or is it possible he be released and sent back to the u.s., or at a minimum sent back to the u.s.?
helicopter, they greet him, shake hands quickly with the afghans. see the pat-down? a lot of people noted that bowe bergdahl was actually patted down by u.s. special forces right there. watch again. grab him quickly. you re right, you re right. gives you a sense how little trust there is, even as this exchange is going on. you can see members of the special forces never fully turn their backs on the taliban fighters there and the taliban, 18 of them are up in the hills with guns watching this all it all happens in just seconds, really, and it s the first time we ve seen his face in months. let s get right to senior international correspondent matthew chance, live for us this morning at landstuhl medical center in germany. that s where bowe bergdahl is being treated right now. matthew, one of the most striking parts of the video is, is when the americans apparently ask the men about bergdahl s condition. tell us about that. reporter: yeah, apparently, according to the narrat
never publicly acknowledged, you never see them in action, you never see their faces. this is an extraordinary video. we are seeing them. we are seeing how they operate. one of the final shots on the video, you see a couple of the troops in the helicopter, doors open, their feet over the side. they were ready until the very last minute for anything to possibly go wrong. chris? obviously every need for caution there, barbara. you see them backing away still facing the hostile there s, the taliban. and to be clear, we don t believe you can see their faces, the special ops guys, in this video, either, which is why we didn t further blur it. barbara starr, thank you very much. let s bring in jim schuitto. he s in washington. and senior international correspondent matthew chance live at landstuhl medical center in germany. matth matthew, let me start with you here. obviously a big concern here is the health and welfare of the
taliban in this handoff was what s the health of the american soldier, and tell us the truth, the taliban narrator says, if he s ill. they said he s fine. that s in slight opposition to what we re hearing here at landstuhl medical center. they re saying there are medical issues that require hospitalization. that s one of the reasons sergeant bergdahl s in there at the moment, particularly due to his nutritional and dietary needs after nearly five years in taliban captivity. but i think at the same time, health is a relative issue when it comes to dealing with people who have been in captivity in afghanistan and the pakistan border for the before he s eventually returned to the united states. as you say, health is certainly a relative issue, but at issue in this case because there were some suggestions by the white house and the administration that the reason
quick and efficient american special forces are, a handshake, a quick handshake, go, go, go, arm around his back, pointing to the helicopter, giving the signal. and one of our producers pointed out that if you look at american special forces, as we scrutinize this tape, there s always one of them looking at the taliban. they never turn their backs fully on the taliban. there had been assurances this would be a smooth handoff, there would be no violence, but clearly, tense, tense moments here. bergdahl right now being treated at landstuhl medical center in germany where our senior international correspondent, matthew chance, is following the latest on the very beginning of his recovery and then also this breaking news overnight, this video, matthew, showing, showing this handoff. remarkable. 18 fighters, up in the hills with guns, some of them sort of camouflaged in the bushes. this was an elaborate handoff that went very smoothly, matthew. reporter: yes, and the authenticity of the v