Family of third American held by Taliban calls for his immediate release: ‘We are concerned’ [Video]

U.S. citizen Mahmood Habibi ended his second year of detention in Afghanistan, as his Taliban captors continued to deny they hold him prisoner. Earlier this month, and for the first time, the State Department verbally countered the Taliban’s narrative that only two American citizens are in their custody.

Responding to questions sent by Fox News Digital, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in an Aug. 8 press conference that the State Department is “deeply concerned about the well-being of Americans unjustly detained in Afghanistan,” naming Habibi as well as George Glezmann and Ryan Corbett.

In his press briefing, Miller explained that Glezmann and Corbett have been classified as “wrongfully detained,” while Habibi is considered “unjustly detained.” “We can’t make a wrongful determination because we don’t have access to certain types of information or because the situation is unclear,” Miller explained.

On Aug. 10, the FBI released a statement that they too are “seeking information into the disappearance” of Habibi.

AMERICAN NEARING 600 DAYS IN TALIBAN …