Joe Biden demands release of Mark Frerichs, US Afghanistan hostage
by Associated Press in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#5VKDD)
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Joe Biden on Sunday called for the release of Mark Frerichs, a US Navy veteran taken hostage in Afghanistan nearly two years ago.
Frerichs, a civil engineer and contractor from Lombard, Illinois, was kidnapped in January 2020 in the Afghan capital, Kabul. He is believed to be held by the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.
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