Soldiers say Bergdahl is a deserter

Many controversies sprung around Bowe Bergdahl, the US soldier who was released by Talibans after five years of imprisonment.

After some soldiers belonging to his platoon called on Bowe to face trial for desertion, another soldier, Nathan Bradley, who, in 2009, was part of the search party for Bergdahl, discloses the until recently unknown details of Bowe's disappearance and its consequences.

Bradley, as a member of the search party, talked to fellow soldiers of Bergdahl's platoon, read documents and even talked to the last Americans who saw him.

His conclusion was that: 'the truth is: Bergdahl was a deserter, and soldiers from his own unit died trying to track him down.'

After being relieved from guard duty, Bowe Bergdahl disappeared. The following day, when the soldier missed out on the morning call, soldiers found his equipment from the previous night neatly folded. His compass was missing though.

Bowe had reportedly told his colleagues that he wanted to walk from Afghanistan to India. Five days after his platoon suffered its first fatality following an assault, Bowe 'walked away.'

What ensued was a major search operation. Soldiers were instructed not to say anything that might allude to Bowe's desertion but, instead, to say that he 'lagged off on a patrol: 'every member of my brigade combat team received an order that we were not allowed to discuss what happened to Bergdahl for fear of endangering him', explains Bradley. However, He also says that 'there was no patrol that night' and that Bergdahl had 'fled the outpost.'

A total of six soldiers had died during Bergdahl's search and rescue operation and another two died because their company lacked equipment during an assault. That equipment was being used by the search parties.

'Bergdahl ... deserves sympathy, but he has much to answer for,' concludes Bradley.