Taliban 2nd video of captive US soldier

MORE INFORMATIONS AT http://jarchive.info/english The Taliban have released a propaganda video of Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, the US soldier who was captured by the Haqqani Network in June 2009 in Paktika province. Entitled "Video of the American Prisoner," the Taliban propaganda video shows Bergdahl dressed in his combat fatigues and wearing his helmet and sunglasses. The video was produced by Al Emarah [the emirate] Studio, and released on a Taliban website. [Segments of the video are available on The Long War Journal's Video page.] MORE INFORMATIONS AT http://jarchive.info/english Bergdahl recites several Taliban propaganda points throughout the video. He claimed that Western government are deliberately suppressing casualty numbers of civilians and soldiers killed; that Taliban fighters and civilians alike are tortured; the US intentionally and indiscriminately bombs Afghan civilians; and that Afghan detainees are tortured while in custody. Western governments and leaders "lead us to be killed like animals to the slaughter," Bergdahl said. Afghanistan will be "the next Vietnam unless the American people stand up," Bergdahl also said. The Taliban said it would release a ne