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Afghanistan withdrawal draws concerns over abducted American By ERIC TUCKERApril 20, 2021 GMT FILE - In this March 9, 2020, file photo, Washington's peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad attends the inauguration ceremony for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. There are growing concerns about one American who risks being left behind as the U.S. moves to withdraw its military from Afghanistan. A contractor from Lombard, Illinois, Mark Frerichs, is believed to have been held for more than a year by the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, ...

Eric Tucker FILE - In this March 9, 2020, file photo, Washington's peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad attends the inauguration ceremony for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. There are growing concerns about one American who risks being left behind as the U.S. moves to withdraw its military from Afghanistan. A contractor from Lombard, Illinois, Mark Frerichs, is believed to have been held for more than a year by the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File) April 19, 2021 - 9:08 PM WASHINGTON - As the U.S...

U.S. Continuing Taliban Negotiations to Release Hostage Mark Frerichs Despite Troop Withdrawal On 4/20/21 at 1:57 PM EDT As the U.S. plans to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan on the anniversary of September 11, the U.S. confirmed Monday that it is continuing to negotiate with the Taliban to secure the release of American hostage Mark Frerichs, a contractor from Lombard, Illinois, according to the Associated Press. "Any leverage that we had, we've just now announced to the world and to the Taliban and the Haqqanis that we're going to pull out. Not only is it our leverage, it's our militar...

Biden Faces Calls to Secure Release of Navy Veteran in Afghanistan In this undated photo Mark Frerichs, a contractor from Illinois, poses in Iraq in this undated photo obtained from Twitter that he would include with his resume when job hunting. Frerichs was abducted in Afghanistan in January 2020. (Twitter via AP) 1 Feb 2021 WASHINGTON — As the Biden administration considers whether it should pull remaining U.S. troops out of Afghanistan in the coming months, some fear for the fate of an American who could be left behind: an abducted contractor believed held by a Taliban-linked militant gr...

WASHINGTON – As the Biden administration considers whether it should pull remaining U.S. troops out of Afghanistan in the coming months, some fe ...