US EditionU.S. Offers $5 Million Reward for Missing Afghan-American Businessman
- The U.S. State Department announced a $5 million reward on June 25, 2025, for information on Afghan-American businessman Mahmood Habibi abducted in Kabul in 2022.
- Habibi, a former civil aviation chief and telecommunications consultant, was seized with his driver and 29 coworkers by the Taliban's intelligence service.
- All abducted employees but Habibi and one other have been released, while Taliban deny holding him and provide no details on his condition or location.
- State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce stated that he is believed to have been forcibly disappeared and has not been in contact, expressing hope that the offered reward will encourage someone to provide information.
- The reward and public statements highlight ongoing concerns over unjust detentions by the Taliban since their 2021 return to power after U.S. military withdrawal.
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State Dept offers $5M reward for info on Afghan-American missing after alleged abduction in Kabul
Mahmood Habibi, an American businessman who worked as a consultant for a Kabul-based telecommunications firm, and his driver were allegedly abducted and detained by the Taliban's intelligence service in August 2022.
U.S. offers reward to locate abducted Afghan American in Afghanistan
The United States is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information locating Mahmood Shah Habibi, an Afghan American businessman who was abducted in Afghanistan nearly three years ago.
US offers up to $5M reward for return of Afghan American detained by Taliban
The State Department has offered a $5 million reward for information regarding the disappearance of Afghan American businessman Mahmood Shah Habibi, who was last seen in Afghanistan in 2022.
$5M reward for information on Afghan-American taken by Taliban
The U.S. on Monday announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the location and release of Mahmoud Habibi, an Afghan-American businessman who was detained by the Taliban's intelligence service on August 10, 2022.
US announces up to $5 million reward for information on Afghan-American taken by Taliban
The U.S. on Monday announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the location and release of Mahmoud Habibi, an Afghan-American businessman who was detained by the Taliban's intelligence service on August 10, 2022.
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