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US citizen, who was imprisoned in Afghanistan, arrives back in the US
Dennis Coyle, a US citizen who was imprisoned in Afghanistan for more than a year, arrived back in the United States and was greeted by his family. He was held in near solitary confinement and wasn’t charged with a crime. US officials say nothing was traded or given to secure Coyle’s freedom.
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Dennis Coyle back on US soil after release by Taliban in Afghanistan
American Dennis Coyle is back on U.S. soil, a day after being released by the Afghan Taliban following over a year of captivity.
Coyle, a Colorado researcher who was detained in January 2025 while in Afghanistan to study languages, was greeted by the cheers and embraces of loved ones, including his mother and sisters, at Joint Base San Antonio as the sun rose March 25.
The Taliban said it decided to release Coyle after a request by his mother and after its Supreme Court "deemed the period of his detention sufficient."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said March 24 that Coyle's release was a "positive" step by the Taliban but that it must end its practice of "hostage diplomacy." The United States declared Afghanistan a state sponsor of wrongful detention earlier in March, urging the Taliban to release Coyle and other hostages.
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Afghanistan Frees American Dennis Coyle from Detention
Dennis Walter Coyle, a researcher from Colorado, had been held since last year by the Taliban government.
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government on Tuesday freed an American researcher, Dennis Walter Coyle, who had been held there for over a year, amid pressure from the Trump administration to release Americans who it says are being held without justification.
Afghanistan’s leader, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhundzada, ordered Mr. Coyle’s release after his family wrote to Mr. Akhundzada asking for a pardon on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan, according to a statement from Afghanistan’s foreign ministry.
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