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Freed U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is to be greated at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Reuters reports. U.S. Army/Handout via Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, freed on Saturday by the Taliban after being held for nearly five years, was on his way from Afghanistan to an American military hospital in Germany, a U.S. defense official said.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Bergdahl was flying to theLandstuhl Regional Medical Center, the largest American hospital outside theUnited States. It is located close to Ramstein Air Base. Bergdahl had been receiving medical care at Bagram Air Base, the main U.S. base in Afghanistan.