US Army Sergeant charged with endangering comrades may face life sentence

US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl's guilty plea to charges of endangering comrades in Afghanistan has set up a sentencing hearing that could land him in prison for life.

Bergdahl, who was captured and held by the Taliban for five years after leaving his remote post in Afghanistan in 2009, pleaded guilty on Monday in North Carolina to desertion and misbehaviour before the enemy, a rare charge that carries a potential life sentence.