The Trump administration on Monday designated Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention â a move meant to deter the Taliban from abducting Americans. It is the second country to be designated as such, and the announcement comes on Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day. The administration designated Iran as a state sponsor of wrongful detention the day before it launched military operations against the country. âThe Taliban continues to use terrorist tactics, kidnapping individuals for ransom or to seek policy concessions,â Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement Monday. âThese despicable tactics need to end.â âIt is not safe for Americans to travel to Afghanistan because the Taliban continues to unjustly detain our fellow Americans and other foreign nationals,â Rubio continued. âThe Taliban needs to release Dennis Coyle, Mahmoud Habibi, and all Americans unjustly detained in Afghanistan now and commit to cease the practice of hostage diplomacy forever,â he said. Habibi was detained in August 2022. The Taliban has never acknowledged holding him. The State Department is offering up to $5 million for information leading to his location, recovery and
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