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US still hopes to win release of captured soldier: Hagel
September 21, 2013
The United States has not given up trying to win the release of an American soldier captured by the Taliban more than four years ago, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today.
At a ceremony honoring US prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action, the Pentagon chief reaffirmed the military's vow "to never leave a fellow service member behind."
"That commitment extends to Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured by enemy forces in Afghanistan more than four years ago," Hagel said in a speech.