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Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves the Fort Bragg courtroom facility as the judge deliberates during a sentencing hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C., Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. The judge ruled that Bergdahl to get dishonorable discharge, lose rank, forfeit pay in addition to getting no prison time. Bergdahl, walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Donald Trump calls Bergdahl’s no-jail sentence ‘complete and total disgrace’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves the Fort Bragg courtroom facility after a sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

Bergdahl spared from prison; Trump calls sentence ‘disgrace’

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves the Fort Bragg courtroom facility after a sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

Bowe Bergdahl gave U.S. analysts priceless intelligence after release: Defense witnesses

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

American and allied forces executed more airstrikes against Taliban and Islamic State strongholds in the country than in any year since 2014, but the Taliban claimed control of nine districts previously held by government forces over the past six months. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s Afghanistan war strategy faces grim challenges

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, left, pours drinking water for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the start of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "The Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Administration Perspective" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

James Mattis, Rex Tillerson to Congress: Don’t restrict Trump military powers

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Col. Clinton Baker leaves the Fort Bragg courthouse after testifying in Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's sentencing hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy last week and faces a maximum of life in prison. Baker was Bergdahl's battalion commander during the 2009 deployment. (Andrew Craft /The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

Serious head and hand wounds described by Bergdahl searchers

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives to the Fort Bragg courthouse for a sentencing hearing on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, faces up to life in prison after pleading guilty last week to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

Troops describe hardships, wounds during Bergdahl searches

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

In this Sept. 27, 2017, file photo, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves a motions hearing during a lunch break in Fort Bragg, N.C. The fate of Bergdahl rests in a judge’s hands now that the Army sergeant has pleaded guilty to endangering his comrades by leaving his post in Afghanistan in 2009. Sentencing for Bergdahl starts Monday, Oct. 23, at Fort Bragg and is expected to feature dramatic testimony about soldiers and a Navy SEAL badly hurt while they searched for the missing Bergdahl. (Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer via AP, File)

Bowe Bergdahl suggests Taliban treated him better than U.S.

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Afghan National Amy soldiers watch during a military exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

The Latest: Afghan official: Drone strikes kill 35 Taliban

Associated Press

Afghan National Amy commandos open fire during a military exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Taliban launch wave of attacks in Afghanistan, kill 74

By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

In this Dec. 22, 2015, file photo, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves the courthouse after his arraignment hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C. (Andrew Craft /The Fayetteville Observer via AP, File)

Bowe Bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion, misbehavior

By Jonathan Drew - Associated Press

Linda and Patrick Boyle, parents of Joshua Boyle, speak with the media outside their home in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. Canadian Joshua Boyle, his American wife Caitlan Coleman, and their three young children have been released after years held captive by a group that has ties to the Taliban and is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, U.S. and Pakistani officials said Thursday. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

The Latest: Parents of rescued US hostage express relief

Associated Press

In this image from video released by Taliban Media in December 2016, Caitlan Coleman talks in the video while her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle holds their two children. U.S. officials said Pakistan secured the release of Coleman of Stewartstown, Pa., and her husband, who were abducted five years ago while traveling in Afghanistan and then were held by the Haqqani network. Coleman was pregnant when she was captured. The couple had three children while in captivity, and all have been freed, U.S. officials said. (Taliban Media via AP)

The Latest: Canadian ex-hostage says extremists killed child

Associated Press

In this image from video released by Taliban Media in December 2016, Caitlan Coleman talks in the video while her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle holds their two children. U.S. officials said Pakistan secured the release of Coleman of Stewartstown, Pa., and her husband, who were abducted five years ago while traveling in Afghanistan and then were held by the Haqqani network. Coleman was pregnant when she was captured. The couple had three children while in captivity, and all have been freed, U.S. officials said. (Taliban Media via AP)

Caitlan Coleman rescue: Parents of freed Afghanistan hostage are angry at son-in-law

By Jill Colvin, Rob Gillies and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 4, 2014, file photo, mother's Linda Boyle, left and Lyn Coleman hold photo of their married children, Canadian citizen Joshua Boyle and American citizen Caitlan Coleman, who were kidnapped by the Taliban in late 2012, in Stewartstown, Pa. Pakistan's military says soldiers have recovered five Western hostages held by the Taliban for years. Pakistan's army did not name those held, only saying it worked with U.S. intelligence officials to track down the hostages and free them after discovering they had been brought into Pakistan. (AP Photo/Bill Gorman, File)

Kidnapped, held 5 years, US-Canadian family free in Pakistan

By JILL COLVIN and ROB GILLIES and MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

In this June 4, 2014, file photo, from left, Patrick Boyle, Linda Boyle, Lyn Coleman and Jim Coleman hold photo of their kidnapped children, Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman, who were kidnapped by the Taliban in late 2012, Wednesday, June 4, 2014, in Stewartstown, Pa. Pakistan's military says soldiers have recovered five Western hostages held by the Taliban for years. Pakistan's army did not name those held, only saying it worked with U.S. intelligence officials to track down the hostages and free them after discovering they had been brought into Pakistan. (AP Photo/Bill Gorman, File)

The Latest: Trudeau thanks allies for hostage rescue

Associated Press

In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif stands during a meeting with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the State Department in Washington. Pakistan said Oct. 5, its influence over the Taliban has diminished since a U.S. drone strike killed the militant group’s leader last year, derailing talks aimed at bringing peace to Afghanistan. Asif said Pakistan wants peace in the neighboring country, and still has some influence over the militant group, “but it’s not as much as it used to be.” (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Pakistan says influence with Afghan Taliban has diminished

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, speaks during a press conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. The spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry said several civilians have been wounded in a rocket attack at Kabul's international airport as Mattis and Stoltenberg are in Kabul. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Civilians hurt by US airstrike responding to Taliban attack

By RAHIM FAIEZ and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, speaks during a press conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, and U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. The spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry said several civilians have been wounded in a rocket attack at Kabul's international airport as Mattis and Stoltenberg are in Kabul. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

The Latest: US airstrike caused civilian casualties

Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2017 file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks in Mountain View, Calif. Mattis said Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, the U.S. remains focused on diplomacy as well as military readiness. Amid the heightened tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula, the U.S. and South Korea have been conducting annual military drills. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Mattis begins sending additional troops to Afghanistan

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press