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'Ex-POW who was held in Afghanistan to face US court-martial'

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AFP Washington
Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the US soldier who was held for five years by Taliban-linked insurgents after leaving his Afghan base in 2009, will face a court-martial, his attorney said today.

"The charges against Sergeant Bergdahl have today been referred for trial by a general court-martial," attorney Eugene Fidell said in a statement. "I had hoped the case would not go in this direction."

The US Army did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

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First Published: Dec 15 2015 | 2:13 AM IST

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