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Afghan Taliban Releases US Linguist Dennis Coyle After More Than a Year
Dennis Coyle was held nearly 14 months without charges in near-solitary confinement; UAE and Qatar mediated his release amid U.S. pressure on Taliban's wrongful detention practices.
- On Tuesday, Afghanistan's Taliban government released American researcher Dennis Coyle after 14 months of detention, claiming the 64-year-old academic was pardoned for Eid al-Fitr following time served for violating unspecified laws.
- Taliban intelligence detained Coyle without charges at his Kabul apartment in January 2025, holding him in near-solitary confinement. This prompted Secretary of State Marco Rubio to designate Afghanistan a 'state sponsor of wrongful detention' earlier this month.
- The United Arab Emirates and Qatar facilitated the release through mediation involving former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad. According to officials, no concessions were traded to secure Coyle's freedom.
- "Today, after more than a year of captivity in Afghanistan, Dennis Coyle is on his way home," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. The administration added that more work remains to free other detained Americans.
- Washington continues to seek the release of Mahmood Habibi and Paul Overby, who remain detained in Afghanistan. The State Department maintains the Taliban must end its practice of using 'hostage diplomacy' for political leverage.
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Taliban Frees American Academic Dennis Coyle, Jailed Without Cause for over a Year
The Taliban junta in Afghanistan on Tuesday released U.S. citizen Dennis Coyle after 14 months in captivity. He arrived in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday morning. The post Taliban Frees American Academic Dennis Coyle, Jailed Without Cause for over a Year appeared first on Breitbart.
Taliban Release U.S. Citizen
The Taliban-run government of Afghanistan announced Tuesday that it will be releasing Dennis Coyle, an American citizen. Coyle had been detained for over a year in Afghanistan and landed back in the U.S. on Wednesday. Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it was releasing Coyle as part of the Islamic holiday of Eid at the end of Ramadan. “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan undertakes this action on the basis of humanitarian co…
Afghanistan frees wrongfully detained American Dennis Coyle after year of confinement
American Dennis Coyle has just been released after over a year of being held captive by the Taliban without any charges, Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Adam Boehler told Fox News.
Arizona Leaders Celebrate Release of Taliban Hostage Dennis Coyle
Arizona leaders celebrated the news on Tuesday, that Dennis Coyle, whose family hails from Arizona, had been released by the Taliban. "So happy to finally see Arizona native Dennis Coyle released and on his way home to his family after more than a year of being wrongfully detained by the Taliban," stated Senator Mark Kelly...
On Tuesday, the Taliban government released U.S. citizen Dennis Walter Coyle, held in Afghanistan for more than a year, after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for his release and designated Afghanistan as "a sponsor State for unjust arrests." "The leader of Afghanistan, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhundzada, ordered Coyle's release after his family wrote to him requesting a pardon on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr (which marks the end of the …
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