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Ex-Taliban Commander Sentenced to 42 Years for Kidnapping U.S. Journalist

Sent after a 2025 guilty plea, the ruling signals U.S. reliance on federal courts to hold wartime militants accountable across borders.

U.S. Adds Afghanistan to Wrongful-Detention Blacklist, Pressures Taliban to Free Americans