Afghanistan releases detained US citizen after more than a year

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The Taliban government in Afghanistan released Dennis Coyle, a US citizen, after detaining him for over a year. The release followed a letter from Coyle's family to the supreme leader of Afghanistan requesting his freedom for the Eid holiday. The Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate deemed his detention sufficient and ordered his release. The United Arab Emirates facilitated the release, which the foreign ministry stated was a humanitarian gesture of goodwill. Coyle, a linguist and researcher, appeared relieved at a press conference at Kabul airport alongside former US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad.

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The UAE facilitated the release.

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The Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate deemed his period of detention sufficient and decided on his release.

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The family of Dennis Coyle had written to the supreme leader of Afghanistan, asking that he be released and pardoned.

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Dennis Coyle had been detained for more than a year.

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Afghanistan’s Taliban government announced the release of a US national on Tuesday.

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Afghanistan’s Taliban government announced the release of a US national on Tuesday who had been detained for more than a year, after a letter from his family requesting his freedom.The foreign ministry said the family of linguist and researcher Dennis Coyle had written to the supreme leader of Afghanistan, asking that he be released and pardoned for the Muslim holiday Eid.“The Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate deemed his period of detention sufficient and decided on his release,” a statement read.The announcement came after a meeting of Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, US former special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, the UAE ambassador to Kabul Saif Mohammed Al-Ketbi, and a member of Coyle’s family.The UAE facilitated the release, the ministry said, adding that the decision was made on humanitarian grounds and as a gesture of “goodwill”.Coyle, 64, appeared relieved at a short news conference at Kabul airport alongside Khalilzad, an Agence France-Presse team said.

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