US Designates Afghanistan 'State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention' Over Taliban Tactics

• The United States has designated Afghanistan as a 'State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention'.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the decision, citing the Taliban's 'terrorist tactics' and wrongful kidnapping of American citizens.
• Rubio stated that the Taliban's use of such tactics for policy concessions will not work under the current US administration.
• The US State Department warns Americans against travel to Afghanistan due to the unjust detention of US citizens and foreign nationals.
• The US calls for the release of Dennis Coyle, Mahmoud Habibi, and all unjustly detained Americans; Iran received the same designation earlier.