VIDEO: Guantanamo detainees released in trade

U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was handed over to U.S. special operation forces in exchange for the release of five Afghan prisoners held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay.

The detainees are believed to be the most senior Afghans still held at the prison:

• Abdul Haq Wasiq, who served as the Taliban deputy minister of intelligence

• Mullah Norullah Nori, a senior Taliban commander in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif when the Taliban fought U.S. forces in late 2001

• Khairullah Khairkhwa, who served in various Taliban positions including interior minister and had direct ties to Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden

• Mohammed Nabi, who served as chief of security for the Taliban in Qalat, Afghanistan, and later worked as a radio operator for the Taliban's communications office in Kabul

• Mohammad Fazl, whom Human Rights Watch says could be prosecuted for war crimes for presiding over the mass killing of Shiite Muslims in Afghanistan in 2000 and 2001 as the Taliban sought to consolidate their control over the country.

The agreement was reached during secret negotiations between the U.S. and the Taliban with the government of Qatar. Under the agreement, Qatar will take custody of the detainees.

Watch Elex Michaelson's report above on Eyewitness News.