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Taliban denies US claim of detaining people for leverage

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March 11, 2026

AFGHANISTAN’s Taliban government on Tuesday rejected US allegations that it detains foreigners to obtain leverage over other countries, saying Afghan authorities arrest people for violating laws not to make a deal.

The US State Department on Monday announced the designation of Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention, accusing it of engaging in “hostage diplomacy.” Afghanistan joined Iran as countries singled out by the US in the past two weeks for detaining Americans in hopes of extracting policy concessions.

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