Afghanistan announces release of detained US citizen

The Taliban government announced that researcher Dennis Coyle had been reunited with his family in Kabul on Tuesday, more than a year after he was arrested.

Taliban release US academic held in detention for more than a year

Marco Rubio welcomes release of Dennis Coyle, who was detained in January last year for violating unspecified laws Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have released American academic Dennis Coyle after holding him for over a year, with the foreign ministry saying the release came on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. A statement from the ministry said the academic researcher had been released in Kabul on Tuesday, following an...

By Associated Press in Kabul

Afghanistan frees detained US citizen Dennis Coyle as gesture of ‘goodwill’

US State Secretary Marco Rubio welcomes Coyle's release as 'positive step' and thanks Qatar and the UAE for their help.

Afghanistan frees US citizen Dennis Coyle over a year after Taliban arrest

Afghanistan releases detained US citizen after more than a year

Afghanistan’s Taliban government announced the release of a US national on Tuesday who had been detained for more than a year, after a letter from his family requesting his freedom. The foreign ministry said the family of linguist and researcher Dennis Coyle had written to the supreme leader of Afghanistan, asking that he be released and pardoned for Eid. “The Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate deemed his period of detention sufficient and decided on his release,” a statement read. The...

By Agence France-Presse

Afghanistan's Taliban government releases detained US national Dennis Coyle

Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Tuesday it had released American academic Dennis Coyle after more than a year in detention. Coyle was arrested in January 2025 on allegations he violated laws, although Afghan authorities never publicly stated what laws he was accused of violating.

By FRANCE 24

American detained in Afghanistan is freed after being held for over a year

The State Department said earlier this month that the Taliban was believed to hold at least four U.S. nationals

By Abdul Qahar Afghan,Elena Becatoros and Eric Tucker

Taliban frees American academic Dennis Coyle after more than a year in detention

American academic Dennis Coyle, detained for over a year in Afghanistan, has been released by Taliban authorities on humanitarian grounds coinciding with Eid al-Fitr. While Washington welcomes this positive step, it renews calls for the return of other Americans still believed to be held, emphasizing an end to 'hostage diplomacy'.

By TIMESOFINDIA.COM

Windowless basement for 14 months: Who is Dennis Walter Coyle, US detainee released by Afghanistan’s Taliban?

Who is Dennis Coyle? Colorado native freed by Taliban after over a year detention

Dennis Coyle, a US detainee in Kabul since January 2025, has been released by the Taliban ahead of Eid.

Afghanistan announces release of detained US citizen

The Afghan Taliban announced on Tuesday that it was freeing a US national who had been detained for more than a year. The foreign ministry said the family of linguist and researcher Dennis Coyle had written to the supreme leader of Afghanistan, requesting his release for Eid. “The Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate deemed his period of detention sufficient and decided on his release,” a statement read. The announcement came after a meeting of Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, US former sp...

By none@none.com (AFP)

Afghanistan announces release of detained US citizen

Family of Dennis Coyle sent a request to Afghanistan’s supreme leader for his pardon on Eid

By AFP

Taliban releases US citizen detained for over one year in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban government announced the release of a US national on Tuesday who had been detained for more than a year, after a letter from his family requesting his freedom. The foreign ministry said the family of linguist and researcher Dennis Coyle had written to the supreme leader of Afghanistan, asking that he be released […] The post Taliban releases US citizen detained for over one year in Afghanistan appeared first on Vanguard News.

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