(Reuters) - Freed U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl needs time to decompress, his father said on Sunday, predicting that recovering from nearly five years of captivity in Afghanistan will be like a diver who has to return to the surface slowly. Army Sergeant Bergdahl was released on Saturday in an exchange deal in which five Taliban prisoners were freed from Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba and flown to Qatar. Bergdahl's parents, Bob and Jani Bergdahl told a news conference in Boise, Idaho that they cannot wait to welcome him home, adding they have not yet spoken to their son. If he comes up too fast, it could kill him." Bergdahl's release, following years of on-off negotiations, suddenly became possible after harder-line factions of the Afghan Taliban shifted course and agreed to back it, U.S. officials said. Read More http://ift.tt/1hNQBSJ
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