The United States has obtained a video of American soldier Bowe Bergdahl, who disappeared from his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and is the only U.S. service member held captive by enemy forces, officials said Wednesday, NBC News reported. The "proof of life" video — which was on a thumb drive intercepted by the U.S. last week — shows a frail, shaky Bergdahl making a reference to the recent death of former South African president Nelson Mandela, the officials said. Bergdahl's captors have released several videos of him, but the last one was more than three years ago. The Taliban has offered to release Bergdahl in exchange for five Taliban prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay. U.S. military officials told NBC News they believe he is being held hostage by the Haqqani network in Pakistan.
