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Now in separate conversations with "time" magazine, two militant commanders describe the moments leading up to the american soldier's release. they assigned a cameraman to capture the handover and gave bergdahl a custom made local tunic as a sign of respect. one said, quote, we wanted him to return home with good memories. the taliban members involved in the swap have reversed mess anna messages to deliver. the group's leadership is celebrating a, quote, historic moment, saying the deal amounts to official u.s. recognition of the taliban status. when asked if the exchange would inspire future ...

>> well, certainly the statements coming out from interviews being conducted with senior taliban leaders suggest as much. a senior taliban commander told "time" magazine's reporter in the tribal areas of pakistan the prisoner swap has made it more appealing for their fighters to capture american soldiers and other high-value targets. quote, it's better to kidnap one person like bergdahl than kidnapping hundreds of useless people. it has encouraged our people. now everybody will work hard to capture such an important bird. that's in the words of the taliban commander to "time" magazine. and the...

That we would all be a lot more intelligent and more informed on this if we would wait to get more facts about this before drawing conclusions. >> you're referring to a "rolling stone" article about hastings years ago. >> correct. >> how does this taliban prisoner exchange threaten americans in the future? when asked whether the taliban would be inspired to kidnap others, they told "time" magazine, definitely, it's better to kidnap one person like bergdahl than kidnapping hundreds of useless people, it has encouraged our people. now everybody will work hard to capture such an important bird. g...

Major issue with terrorist financing in qatar. that's a major problem. one of the groups which is raising money is al qaeda, which is obviously a very close ally of the taliban. and in that respect, that is a major red flag as well, which is that they still see individuals who are roaming free who have raised a lot of money for hamas and groups like that. >> eli, thank you for your time. >> thank you. now to an exclusive on "the real story," "time" magazine getting a rare interview with the taliban leaders involved in brokering the deal to hand over sergeant bowe bergdahl. when asked whether...

Are trying sergeant bergdahl in the court of public opinion in absentia without giving him an opportunity to give his story and tell us what happened, frankly, i find repugnant. we don't know what happened. we're determined to get to the bottom of it. the military will investigate appropriately. let's get the facts before we rush to judgment. >> are you going to release that so-called proof of video of bergdahl that was shown behind closed doors to lawmakers yesterday? is the american public going to get a chance to see that? >> i believe that the pentagon is looking at that. there are privacy...