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Anna Corbett on CNN "The Source" w/ Kaitlan Collins
22 DEC 2023 - The wife of an American held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan for more than a year's pleading for his release. Ryan...


Americans who won’t be home for the holidays
It’s been a month since NatSec Daily wrote about ANNA CORBETT, the wife of RYAN CORBETT, whom the U.S. says was wrongfully detained...

Sixteen months after wrongful imprisonment, lawmakers, State Department work to free American from Afghanistan
As the holiday season approaches, Anna Corbett is hanging a stocking for her husband, Ryan. He won’t be home, though. He’s spending...

Qatar at the center of another hostage fight
While playing an instrumental role in hostage release negotiations between Israel and Hamas, Qatar has also quietly emerged as a key...

Family of Rochester-area man being held by Taliban calls for help
“Every day is just so hard, and I just want my dad home, and I want the government to get him out as quickly as possible and to allow our...

‘It was time to speak out:’ Corbett family, officials plead to free Dansville man held hostage by Taliban
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — It has been sixteen months since a man from Dansville was detained by the Taliban. Now, after careful...

With WNY man held captive in Afghanistan, his wife fights for his freedom
BUFFALO NEWS. Ryan Corbett traveled from his home in Western New York to visit his business in Afghanistan in August 2022, which was...

Wife of American held hostage by the Taliban fears time is running out
CBS NEWS. Ryan and Anna Corbett, along with their three children, were among the thousands of American passport holders who fled...

Family, government speak out to bring home Dansville man held by Taliban
Ryan Corbett of Dansville has been held by the Taliban in Afghanistan since August of last year. And after months of remaining quiet, his...

When her husband was taken hostage, she was told to keep quiet...
NBC NEWS. For more than a year, Anna Corbett lived alone with her fear. If she spoke publicly, she was told, her husband might die. If...
What to do about an uptick in Americans unjustly held abroad
THE ECONOMIST. “My husband Ryan has been wrongfully detained by the Taliban in deplorable and inhumane conditions for 461 days,” Anna...
Biden's appeasement of Taliban in Afghanistan is worsening the American hostage crisis...
DAILY MAIL. Top Republican Michael McCaul is shining the light on the growing number of Americans held hostage in Afghanistan, which he...


Wife of American detained by Taliban tells Congress: 'He's been told he's been forgotten'
WASHINGTON EXAMINER. The wife of an American who has been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for more than a year recounted her...

Congressman McCaul's Response to Anna's Testimony
"We will do everything in our power to bring your husband home...I don't give up. I fight hard." See the full clip here

Congressman Meeks Promise That America Will Not Forget Ryan
“I hope that more ears are open to help bring Ryan back home…America will never forget about Ryan until he is brought home to you...


An American's Detention in Afghanistan Tests U.S. Resolve to Negotiate With Taliban
WALL STREET JOURNAL. Ryan Corbett has spent 15 months in prison, and his family worries time is running out. Read the WSJ article here.

Families of Americans detained in Afghanistan hope to increase pressure...
CNN. The families of two Americans detained in Afghanistan hope to ratchet up pressure on the Biden administration to do more to get...
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