Free last US hostage in Afghanistan, Biden tells Taliban
US President Joe Biden who on January 30, 2022 called on the Taliban to "immediately release" Mark Frerichs, the man believed to be its last American hostage. PHOTO | JEFF SWENSEN | GETTY IMAGES | AFP
US President Joe Biden on Sunday called on the Taliban to "immediately release" the man believed to be its last American hostage, withholding any hope of recognising the militants' rule in Afghanistan until he is free.