U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Nesheim and Army Pfc. Paden Dupre inspect underneath a bridge for possible improvised explosive devices during Task Force Gladius patrol in the Bagram district of Parwan province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2009. Nesheim and Dupre are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, Special Troops Battalion. Task Force Gladius is responsible for security and development projects in Afghanistan's Parwan province, where Bagram Airfield is located. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Richard W. Jones Jr.From Yahoo News/AP:
WASHINGTON – The American soldier who went missing June 30 from his base in eastern Afghanistan and was later confirmed to have been captured, appeared on a video posted Saturday to a Web site by the Taliban, two U.S. defense officials said.
The soldier is shown in the 28-minute video with his head shaved and the start of a beard. He is sitting and dressed in a nondescript, gray outfit. Early in the video one of his captors holds the soldier's dog tag up to the camera. His name and ID number are clearly visible. He is shown eating at one point and sitting on a bed.
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My Comment: For the moment he is a propaganda tool for the Taliban .... how long this is going to last will be anyone's guess.