DHAKA: The Taliban on Wednesday released dramatic footage of their handover of army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl to US forces after five years in captivity.

‘Don’t come to Afghanistan again. Next time, nobody will release you,’ one of the gun-toting militants is heard telling Bergdahl in the 17-minute video, reports The Straits Times.

It shows a US military helicopter landing in a valley, kicking up small clouds of dust as a jittery-looking Bergdahl waits just a few feet away flanked by militants clutching a white flag.

After a brief exchange of handshakes between insurgents and US soldiers, Bergdahl moves unsteadily towards the helicopter.

BDST: 1627 HRS, JUNE 04, 2014