Afghanistan frees detained American Dennis Coyle after pressure from US
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Taliban releases U.S. researcher Dennis Coyle after more than a year of detention following Trump administration pressure.
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Afghanistan's Taliban government released U.S. researcher Dennis Coyle on Tuesday after more than a year of detention, following sustained pressure from the Trump administration. Coyle had been held since January 2025, and his family had appealed for his release during Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan. The release marks a rare instance of the Taliban responding to U.S. diplomatic pressure on a detainee issue. It signals potential openings for negotiations between Washington and the Taliban-controlled Afghan government on matters of mutual concern, despite the fraught history between the two parties.
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The Trump administration applied sustained pressure on the Taliban government to secure Coyle's release.
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