On June 1, 2014 Fazl, and the other four Taliban prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, were released in Qatar in exchange for U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl who had been captured by the Taliban nearly five years previously. Fazl and other members of the Taliban five, as part of the conditions of their release, were prohibited from leaving Qatar for one year.[21] Human Rights Watch argues that despite his release from Guantanamo Bay, Fazl should be investigated and prosecuted for war crimes.[22]