American contractor Mark Frerichs has been released by the Taliban after nearly two years of being held as a prisoner.
, was a drug lord and member of the Taliban, who said he had been held by the U.S. government for 17 years and six months at Guantanamo Bay. Noorzai’s detention was not confirmed by the AP.reported. He was not a government official but “provided strong support including weapons,” according to Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid.But his family did confirm to thethat President Joe Biden spoke on the phone with Charlene Cakora, Frerichs’ sister.
Frerichs is a Navy veteran who had been living in Kabul, working as a civil engineer for a decade when he was abducted by the Taliban in 2020,
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