U.S. House Demands Release of Ryan Corbett, Held by Taliban for 672 Days, UN Calls for Urgent Medical Care

Jun 13, 2024, 06:56 PM

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution calling for the immediate release of Ryan Corbett, an American aid worker who has been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for 672 days. The resolution aims to send a clear message to the State Department and the Taliban regarding Corbett's wrongful detention. Concurrently, a United Nations expert, Alice Jill Edwards, has demanded that the Taliban provide Corbett with urgent medical care to prevent irreparable harm to his health or even his death. Edwards emphasized the need for Corbett to be treated in a civilian hospital.