Americans detained in Afghanistan remain a priority, says State Dept
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- Aug 13, 2024
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By Simon Lewis
August 8, 20241:10 PM MDT
WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The United States raises the cases of three detained U.S. citizens in every engagement with the Taliban, and securing their release will remain a top priority, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Thursday.
Americans Ryan Corbett and Mahmood Habibi were detained in separate incidents in August 2022 a year after the Taliban seized Kabul amid a chaotic U.S. withdrawal. A third American, George Glezmann, was detained later in 2022 while visiting as a tourist.
"We are deeply concerned about the well-being of Americans unjustly detained in Afghanistan - Mahmood, Ryan and George Glezmann - and raise their detentions at every engagement we have with the Taliban," Miller said at a press briefing, ahead of the two-year anniversary of Corbett and Habibi's detention on Aug. 10.
