US EditionEx-Taliban commander pleads guilty in killings of US soldiers and kidnapping of journalists
- FBI Assistant Director Christopher G. Raia emphasized Najibullah's plea highlights the commitment to holding accountable those who target Americans.
- U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton expressed that the prosecution will continue to pursue individuals who harm Americans through acts of terror, regardless of their location.
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Ex-Taliban commander pleads guilty in US
A former commander in the Taliban has pleaded guilty to taking an American journalist and two Afghan nationals hostage in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2008 and 2009, the US Justice Department said on Friday. Haji Najibullah, 49, an Afghan national, who was charged in 2020 with kidnapping David Rohde, a former Reuters correspondent, faces life in prison. He previously pleaded guilty in the case. Najibullah also changed his plea to guilty in a case…
Former Taliban commander pleads guilty to kidnapping American journalist
Former Taliban commander Haji Najibullah has pleaded guilty to the kidnapping of an American journalist and two Afghan citizens in 2008 and 2009 in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the United States Department of Justice announced.
Colorado Springs Gazette
Ex-Taliban commander pleads guilty to taking US journalist hostage
By Jasper Ward
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