By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 07:53 EST, 23 February 2014 | UPDATED: 09:52 EST, 23 February 2014 Afghanistan's Taliban said Sunday it has suspended 'mediation' with the United States to exchange captive Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five senior Taliban prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, halting — at least temporarily — what was considered the best chance yet of securing the 27-year-old soldier's freedom since his capture in 2009. In a terse Pashto language statement emailed to The Associated Press, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed blamed the 'current complex political situation in the country' for the suspension.
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The Taliban has suspended 'mediation' with the United States to exchange captive Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five senior Taliban prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay
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Bergdahl is believed to be held in the border regions between Afghanistan and Pakistan
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The five prisoners to be exchanged are Mohammad Fazl, Abdul Haq Wasiq,Mullah Norullah Nori, Khairullah Khairkhwa, and Mohammed Nabi
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