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The Bergdahls tried to contact their son's captors themselves, and Bergdahl's father grew a beard in an attempt to demonstrate humility

A flurry of angry calls that came into the city offices of Hailey, Idaho, after the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl came as a surprise to Police Chief Jeff Gunter, a close friend of Bergdahl's parents. The Bergdahls tried to contact their son's captors themselves, and Bergdahl's father grew a beard in an attempt to demonstrate humility. Bigad Shaban reports.

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Former George W. Bush security aide and CBS News national security analyst Juan Zarate joins the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts to discuss the intricacies of the Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl prisoner swap including the five Taliban fighters being released

Former George W. Bush security aide and CBS News national security analyst Juan Zarate joins the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts to discuss the intricacies of the Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl prisoner swap including the five Taliban fighters being released from Guantanamo Bay.

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The full episode of the CBS Evening News from the May 31, 2014 edition

After nearly five years in captivity, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is free in exchange for five Afghans held as prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Bergdahl is being examined by U.S. military doctors in Afghanistan, where he was also reunited with his parents via videoconference; and, love locks first started to appear in Europe over a decade ago. But now they're so much of a common sight at New York City's Brooklyn Bridge they face removal over concerns they could fall onto vehicles.

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Seven-year-old Shah Bibi was brought to the U.S. to be treated for severe wounds from a grenade explosion. Since arriving in the U.S. for treatment, she's received a prosthetic arm. She returns there this week to an uncertain future.

Seven-year-old Shah Bibi was brought to the U.S. to be treated for severe wounds from a grenade explosion. Since arriving in the U.S. for treatment, she's received a prosthetic arm. She's also learned to paint, read, and write, all things forbidden by the Taliban, who now control her family's village. She returns there this week to an uncertain future. Teri Okita reports.

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