Afghans face the possible consequences of the US release of five Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay. The move could strengthen the Taliban in their country, just as US forces are drawing down. Which has some Afghans wondering, "What was the US government thinking?!"
The Taliban has held US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl captive since 2009. Now the Taliban might exchange him for five of their senior operatives imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, as AP Special Regional Correspondent Kathy Gannon explains to anchor Marco Werman.
A video was released of Army Private Bowe R. Bergdahl, who is currently captured by the Taliban. Nicholas Schmidle, a New American Foundation fellow, and Wall Street Journal reporter Anand Gopal join The Takeaway to talk about what this video means.