Bowe Bergdahl - the Forgotten Soldier

Bowe Bergdahl, age 24, is the only known U.S. soldier currently held by the Taliban in Afghanistan. 

He has been imprisoned for 18 months. He has converted to Islam and adopted the Muslim name Abdullah, according to his captors. But he appeared without a beard in the latest footage and is seen with a quite significant wound on his left cheek.

The serviceman is looking thin but otherwise healthy alongside Taliban commander Maulawi Sangin who has previously threatened to kill him.  It remains unclear how when the video was shot or where he is being held.

Pte Bergdahl disappeared in June 2009 while on duty in the eastern part of the country when he was aged 23 and is thought to be the only U.S. soldier in captivity.

wounded face

Let us pray to God the Father of us all that this young man is returned alive to his family. 

We ask the Taliban for mercy for this young man and that they return him to his family unharmed, as they would wish their own children returned to them, unharmed. 

In the Hadith, (the Sayings of Muhammad), it is said "Allah's Apostle said, 'Allah will not be merciful to those who are not merciful to mankind.'" - Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 93, Number 473

God help Bowe Bergdahl.