Wife of U.S. Taliban detainee Ryan Corbett pleads for help — and attention — from White House
By Olivia Gazis, Sami Yousafzai, Haley Ott Updated on: August 9, 2024 / 10:41 PM EDT / CBS News When news of the historic, multi-country...
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Marking two years since the detainment of Rochester-area native Ryan Corbett
By Spectrum News Staff Rochester PUBLISHED 12:18 PM ET Aug. 10, 2024 Saturday marks two years since U.S. citizen and Danville, New York,...
Editorial: Efforts must increase to bring Ryan Corbett home
Last week’s exchange of political prisoners with Russia is a reminder that a local man remains a hostage in a foreign land. Today, Ryan...
Harding: President Biden, it's time to bring Ryan Corbett home
Robert Harding Online producer/politics reporter As Ryan Corbett marks two years of being wrongfully detained by the Taliban in...
Americans detained in Afghanistan remain a priority, says State Dept
By Simon Lewis August 8, 20241:10 PM MDT WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The United States raises the cases of three detained U.S. citizens...
Family of Ryan Corbett marks 2 years since his detainment by Taliban
By Dana Damiani Rochester UPDATED 5:07 PM ET Jul. 26, 2024 PUBLISHED 12:18 PM ET Jul. 26, 2024 It’s been two years since Ryan Corbett , a...
Daughter of Taliban hostage graduates high school during her father's absence
By Dana Damiani Rochester UPDATED 12:24 PM ET Jun. 30, 2024 PUBLISHED 10:00 AM ET Jun. 30, 2024 ROCHESTER, N.Y. — High school seniors...
The Taliban taking of Ryan Corbett, an interview with lawyers Ryan Fayhee and Kate Gibson
James Joseph | Keele U. School of Law, GB June 22, 2024 06:58:40 pm This interview provides an overview of advocacy efforts to secure the...
UN Special Rapporteur says Taliban must provide detained US humanitarian worker with immediate medical treatment
Nada Wilson | Bond U. Faculty of Law, AU June 15, 2024 04:30:47 pm UN Special Rapporteur Alice Jill Edwards said Thursday that the...
Afghanistan: Detained American aid worker’s life at risk if no urgent medical care, says UN expert
GENEVA (13 June 2024) – A United Nations expert said the Taliban must give detained United States national Ryan Corbett immediate access...
Congressman urges Biden to prioritize American’s release from Taliban
By Fidel Rahmati June 13, 2024 Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, stated that it is still unclear what...
House unanimously passes resolution demanding release of Dansville father Ryan Corbett, held hostage by Taliban since 2022
Bret Vetter News10NBC June 12, 2024 - 9:43 PM DANSVILLE, N.Y. — The House of Representatives has voted unanimously to pass a resolution...
House Resolution Supports Release of Western New York Man Detained by Taliban
Wednesday, June 12th 2024, 5:32 PM EDT By Rachel Knapp WASHINGTON, D.C. - The US House of Representatives approved a bipartisan...
Video: Claudia Tenney Talks About House Resolution On Ryan Corbett
FROM CONGRESSWOMAN CLAUDIA TENNEY: Claudia Tenney (NY-24) announced her resolution, H. Res. 965, Calling for the immediate release of...
Lawmakers meet with families of Americans detained abroad
By Erin Kelly Washington, D.C. PUBLISHED 5:33 PM ET May 01, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Anna Corbett’s appearance before lawmakers Tuesday...
Wife of American hostage pleads before lawmakers on Capitol Hill for husband's safe return
Apr 30, 2024 Updated May 1, 2024 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Families of American hostages held captive overseas pleaded to lawmakers on...
Attorneys for American imprisoned by Taliban file urgent petitions with U.N.
By Olivia Gazis, Margaret Brennan Updated on: April 25, 2024 / 5:46 PM EDT / CBS News Suhail Saheen, the head of the Taliban's political...
Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help
by ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press - 04/25/24 8:00 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for...
Lawyers Seek UN Help for Release of American Held by the Taliban
By Reuters| April 25, 2024, at 7:25 a.m. By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for Ryan Corbett, an American held by the...
Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help
By ERIC TUCKER Updated 6:00 PM MDT, April 25, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for...
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