President Joe Biden called on the Taliban for the release of U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, a civil engineer, was taken hostage in January 2020 from Afghanistan’s Kabul. Frerichs is believed to be in the custody of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network. US President Joe Biden called on the Taliban to ‘immediately release’ the man believed to be its last American hostage. "The Taliban must immediately release Mark before it can expect any consideration of its aspirations for legitimacy. This is not negotiable," Biden said in a statement. The announcement came on the eve of the two-year anniversary of the kidnapping of Mark Frerichs. Watch the full video for more.
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