The United States has formally designated Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention, escalating pressure on the Taliban over the detention of American citizens. The announcement was made ...

An American man who was abducted by the Taliban more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan was released as part of a deal struck by the Trump administration, the State Department said ...

ISLAMABAD -- The Taliban said they freed on Tuesday an American and an Australian hostage held since 2016 in exchange for three top Taliban figures who were released by the Kabul government and flown ...

In a photo taken several years ago, the Corbett family can be seen in happier times: Ryan and his wife, Anna, along with their three children. "He's someone who cares deeply about other people and ...

The United States has designated Afghanistan a “state sponsor of wrongful detention,” accusing the unrecognized Taliban government of holding American citizens as bargaining chips.

(NewsNation) — The sister of an American researcher held captive by the Taliban for nearly a year says the president’s pledge to intervene has given the family renewed confidence after NewsNation ...