WASHINGTON, D.C.: Secretary of State John Kerry defended on Sunday (Monday in Manila) the prisoner swap that freed US soldier Bowe Bergdahl, said to have been sometimes kept in a metal cage and in total darkness while in captivity.

Kerry doubled down on President Barack Obama’s controversial decision to release five Taliban detainees held at Guantanamo Bay a week ago in exchange for the freedom of Bergdahl, who the top US diplomat said was at risk of being tortured by his captors.

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