US Army Sergeant Likely To Plead Guilty To Desertion

Sources have said that US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl is expected to plead guilty to desertion and misbehaviour before the enemy rather than face trial for leaving his Afghanistan post.

Bergdahl will submit the plea later this month and sentencing will start on October 23, the sources told The Associated Press.

The 31-year-old Bergdahl could face up to five years in prison on the desertion charge and a life sentence for misbehaviour.

The circumstances of his capture remain unclear, with speculations that he might have abandoned his base out of disillusionment with the US military.

He was then liberated as a result of secret talks between the US government and the Taliban, who swapped him for five Guantanamo's prisoners.

However, in 2015 he was charged with desertion and endangering fellow soldiers.

He isn't only considered America’s most notorious prisoner of war, but also the only US soldier held by the enemy in the Afghan conflict.