Kabul/Washington, March 10 -- The US authorities have called on the Afghan Taliban to release all detained American citizens immediately after Washington officially labelled the group as a regime responsible for wrongful detention.
The State Department - post its formal designation of the Taliban ruled Afghanistan as a regime engaging in wrongful detention - warned that the Taliban must stop using what Washington described as "hostage diplomacy" or face dire consequences.
The move effectively places the Taliban on the same list as Iran. This policy was originally introduced by the Donald Trump administration to stop foreign governments from using detainees as political bargaining chips.
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