Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testified before House Armed Services Committee Wednesday morning and said he is not sure if the United States has ever made trades with the Taliban in the past.
"But isn’t it true that there is one thing new, that we have now made a trade for a hostage? Chairman Buck McKeon asked.
"No, he was not a hostage, he was a prisoner of war. That’s not new," Hagel replied.
McKeon then asked, "Have we made other trades with the Taliban?"
"With the Taliban? I don’t know, I don’t think so," Hagel said.