Rubio Threatens To Put ‘Very Big’ Bounty on Taliban Leaders After Reports of More Americans Than Previously Known Being Held in Afghanistan

The warning comes after the Biden administration secured the release of two Americans.

AP/Siddiqullah Alizai
Taliban fighters celebrate the third anniversary of the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, at Kabul, August 14, 2024. AP/Siddiqullah Alizai

Secretary of State Rubio is threatening Taliban leaders with a “very big” bounty after he heard that there are more Americans being held in Afghanistan than previously known. 

Mr. Rubio said in a post on X on Saturday that he was “just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has been reported.”

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