--- title: Bowe Bergdahl Faces Questioning About Disappearance on Wednesday description: Army investigators will begin questioning Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on Wednesday about the circumstances leading to his disappearance from an Afghanistan observation post and eventual capture by Taliban militants in 2009. canonical: https://time.com/3082056/bowe-bergdahl-questioning-army-afghanistan/ author: Dan Kedmey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-05T12:04:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T09:30:07.178Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Bowe Bergdahl Faces Questioning About Disappearance on Wednesday og:description: Army investigators will begin questioning Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on Wednesday about the circumstances leading to his disappearance from an Afghanistan observation post and eventual capture by Taliban militants in 2009. og:url: https://time.com/3082056/bowe-bergdahl-questioning-army-afghanistan/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7486f692818b1175/69869e6655a8593041a820e0/495330957.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Bergdahl Being Treated At U.S. Military Hospital In Germany og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bowe Bergdahl Faces Questioning About Disappearance on Wednesday twitter:description: Army investigators will begin questioning Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on Wednesday about the circumstances leading to his disappearance from an Afghanistan observation post and eventual capture by Taliban militants in 2009. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7486f692818b1175/69869e6655a8593041a820e0/495330957.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Bowe Bergdahl Questioning on Disappearance Set to Begin  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Aug 5, 2014 12:04 PM CUT  UNDATED - In this undated image provided by the U.S. Army, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl poses in front of an American flag. U.S. officials say Bergdahl, the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan, was exchanged for five Taliban commanders being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to published reports. Bergdahl is in stable condition at a Berlin hospital, according to the reports. (Photo by U.S. Army via Getty Images) UNDATED - In this undated image provided by the U.S. Army, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl poses in front of an American flag. U.S. officials say Bergdahl, the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan, was exchanged for five Taliban commanders being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to published reports. Bergdahl is in stable condition at a Berlin hospital, according to the reports. (Photo by U.S. Army via Getty Images)U.S. Army—Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Aug 5, 2014 12:04 PM CUT Army investigators will begin questioning Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on Wednesday about the circumstances leading up to his disappearance from an Afghanistan observation post and eventual capture by Taliban militants in 2009. Bergdahl’s attorney, Eugene Fidell, [told](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/bowe-bergdahl-released/freed-taliban-captive-bowe-bergdahl-face-army-investigators-n172401 "undefined") NBC News that Bergdahl will report to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Tex., where he will face questioning about his motivations to leave his encampment, which led to five years of captivity at the hands of Taliban militants. The Obama administration negotiated Bergdahl’s release in May in exchange for five senior Taliban prisoners. Some soldiers that served with Bergdahl in Afghanistan, including his former squad leader, have [accused](http://time.com/2816172/bowe-bergdahl-desertion-trial-court-martial/ "undefined") Bergdahl of deliberately abandoning his post. Investigators will determine whether the allegations are substantial enough to file charges of desertion. Fidell, in a previous [interview](http://time.com/2816172/bowe-bergdahl-desertion-trial-court-martial/ "undefined") with TIME, cast doubt on the assertion that Bergdahl left his post with the intention of staying away, and even then, would not necessarily face charges of desertion. “It’s utterly discretionary as a matter of clemency, a matter of judgment, and indeed even as a matter of politics,” he said. \[[_NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/bowe-bergdahl-released/freed-taliban-captive-bowe-bergdahl-face-army-investigators-n172401 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3082056/bowe-bergdahl-questioning-army-afghanistan/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3082056/bowe-bergdahl-questioning-army-afghanistan/"},"headline":"Bowe Bergdahl Questioning on Disappearance Set to Begin","datePublished":"2014-08-05T12:04:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:30:07.178Z","description":"Army investigators are expected to probe allegations of desertion from Wednesday","url":"https://time.com/3082056/bowe-bergdahl-questioning-army-afghanistan/","keywords":["Military","Army","Investigation","Bowe Bergdahl"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7486f692818b1175/69869e6655a8593041a820e0/495330957.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7486f692818b1175/69869e6655a8593041a820e0/495330957.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Bergdahl Being Treated At U.S. Military Hospital In Germany","caption":"Bergdahl Being Treated At U.S. Military Hospital In Germany","creditText":"U.S. Army—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/military/","name":"Military"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3082056/bowe-bergdahl-questioning-army-afghanistan/","name":"Bowe Bergdahl Questioning on Disappearance Set to Begin"}}]}] ```