Taliban's chilling warning to Marco Rubio
Prolonged negotiations took place between the US and the Taliban over this matter. Trump had initially rejected the idea of any talks with the Taliban, firmly stating that no agreements would be made with the group.
The ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, the self-designation of the country by the Taliban*) in Qatar, Suhail Shahin, warned US Secretary of State Marco Rubio against threats after he announced that he would set a reward for the capture of the rulers of Afghanistan for the detention of US citizens.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Tump's administration has warned of imposing bounties on top Afghan Taliban leaders over American hostages in the war-ravaged country.Taking a strict stance on
In that deal, the Taliban released Ryan Corbett, a well-known American detained in August 2022, and William McKenty, another American about whom little has been disclosed. In exchange, the US freed Khan Mohammed, convicted of trafficking heroin and plotting to kill US troops, who had been serving a life sentence in a California prison.
A Taliban ambassador on Monday warned the new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio against making threats after saying he would place bounties on Afghanistan’s rulers for their continued detention
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday threatened bounties on the heads of leaders of Afghanistan's Taliban, sharply escalating the tone as he said more Americans may be detained
Taliban ambassador Suhail Shaheen told new US secretary of state Marco Rubio that "everyone should learn" from the "jihad of the Afghan nation."
Afghan authorities released two Americans, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, in exchange for a Taliban member serving a life sentence in a US federal prison
The deal was struck for Khan Mohammad, a member of the Taliban serving two life sentences in a U.S. prison on "narco-terrorism charges."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed that the U.S. might offer a substantial bounty for key Taliban leaders. This consideration arises from reports suggesting that the Taliban holds more American hostages than previously acknowledged,