In Afghanistan, sixteen civilian contractors died Sunday when their Russian-owned civilian helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff at southern Afghanistan’s largest NATO base. Meanwhile, the Taliban has released a video of a US soldier who was captured after he walked off his base in eastern Afghanistan on June 30. Pentagon officials identified the soldier as twenty-three-year-old Bowe Bergdahl of Idaho.

Voice Off Camera: “Whenever you have arrested Afghans, why is it you treat them very badly? You torture, sexually harass, insult them during investigation. You have also insulted our religious symbols, such as our Holy Koran and Holy Prophet. Why do you guys do that? What’s your real purpose for that?”

Bowe Bergdahl: “Our commanders have ordered us to gain information by whatever means that we can. And by that, I mean there are no rules for what they have us do.”

Voice Off Camera: '’Now that you have been captured by the Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, what are yous feelings?'’

Bowe Bergdahl: “Well, I’m scared. I’m scared I won’t be able to go home. It is very unnerving to be a prisoner.”