Illinois Man Is Last Known U.S. Hostage Of Taliban In Afghanistan
(Kabul) — A civil engineer from Illinois is the last-known U.S. hostage held by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Mark Frerichs was a U.S. Navy veteran working as a civil engineer when he was kidnapped by the Taliban in the capital city of Kabul in January of last year. The Trump administration failed to make his release a condition when negotiating with the Taliban for the withdrawal of American troops. Now, there’s continued criticism of the Biden administration for doing little in the way of public support of Frerichs. The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan Sunday, entering Kabul as President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
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08-17-2021 00:11:25
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