Senior Taliban official Anas Haqqani told Newsweek that 'there are attempts' between his group's political bureau and the U.S. special envoy to free Mark Frerichs, 'which I hope will be successful.'
Frerichs' family members have continued to campaign on his behalf all the while and have recently intensified their pleas as the U.S. exit was accompanied by a swift Taliban takeover of the country.published an urgent appeal by Frerichs' sister, Charlene Cakora, addressed to Haqqani network commander Sirajuddin Haqqani, a deputy leader for the Taliban.
"Regarding the Mark Frerichs case, there was an exchange of discussion in this regard between the U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the head of the Political Bureau, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar," Anas Haqqani, who himself was released in 2019 as part of a prisoner exchange between the Taliban and former Afghan government, told"There are attempts between the Political Bureau and the U.S. envoy, which we hope will be successful in this regard," he added.
Senior Taliban official Anas Haqqani is seen in a side-by-side photo collage with U.S. contractor Mark Frerichs in undated photos.The Biden administration is also seeking such evidence, which they would consider proof of life. While the last U.S. military left Kabul on Monday afternoon, early Tuesday Kabul time, marking the end of a two-decade war effort that ultimately left the Taliban once again in power, Frerichs was not the only U.S. citizen left behind. The White House has said that around 100 U.S. nationals remain in Afghanistan, either by choice or inability to join the massive evacuation effort out of Hamid Karzai International Airport.has said the U.S. was working extensively to secure safe passage for the U.
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