ISLAMABAD: US soldier Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for five years, appeared smiling alongside a commander from the militant Haqqani network in a photo posted on a Twitter account by a supporter of the Afghan Taliban.
Yesterday, the Taliban confirmed the photo had been taken with them while Bergdahl was in captivity.
“You would have noticed in the photo with Badruddin Haqqani, Bergdahl is looking physically very weak as it was the beginning when he was kidnapped by our lions,” a Taliban commander said.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the account that posted the photo was operated by a Taliban sympathiser. “Its not our official Twitter but is operated by someone who seemed to be our supporter.”
REUTERS
