Family views video , pleads for soldier 's safe return . Bowe Robert Bergdahl , 23 , disappeared from his combat outpost in southeastern Paktika province sometime after he finished his guard duty shift on the night of June 29 . Pfc . Bowe Robert Bergdahl went missing in Afghanistan in June . He was held by the Taliban and is believed to have been captured while on a mission with his unit. NATO officer decries Christmas release of video .
Family views video , pleads for soldier 's safe return . Pfc . Bowe Robert Bergdahl went missing in Afghanistan in June . He was held by the Taliban and is believed to have been captured while on a mission with his unit. NATO officer decries Christmas release of video .