WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has said since Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was released by the Taliban on Saturday that his deteriorating health drove the decision to exchange quickly the five high-level Taliban detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for Bergdahl. But in a closed-door briefing to senators this week, Obama administration officials also said they were concerned that the Taliban might kill him if word of the negotiations leaked.

Here are some of the administration’s comments:

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