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Eugene

(62,944 posts) Mon Jan 27, 2025, 08:18 AM Monday

US may put 'very big bounty' on Taliban leaders, Secretary of State Rubio says

Source: Reuters

US may put 'very big bounty' on Taliban leaders, Secretary of State Rubio says

Kanishka Singh
Sat, January 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM EST·1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. may place a "very big bounty" on the top leaders of the Taliban, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday, adding he was hearing that the Taliban held more American hostages than previously reported.

"Just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has been reported," Rubio said in a post on social media platform X.

"If this is true, we will have to immediately place a VERY BIG bounty on their top leaders, maybe even bigger than the one we had on Bin Laden," he added.

The post did not give further details or specify the number of Americans held by the Taliban.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/news/us-may-put-very-big-235446599.html

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US may put 'very big bounty' on Taliban leaders, Secretary of State Rubio says (Original Post) Eugene Monday OP

"It will be huge". Second grader speech bronxiteforever Monday #1

They are the leaders tRump released in 2020 to sabotage Biden presidency Bernardo de La Paz Monday #2

The worst Taliban leaders are Republicans right here in the United United Walleye Monday #3

Rubio should take note about assassinating foreign generals after tRump dropped Pompeo's security detail. nt Bernardo de La Paz Monday #4

Um... why weren't they released in the Pompeo prisoner/hostage swap deal in 2020? n/t Dennis Donovan Monday #5

You think tRump will honor that payment? PuraVidaDreamin Monday #6

bronxiteforever

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1. "It will be huge". Second grader speech

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 08:21 AM

Monday

from the man who occupies the office once held by John Quincy Adams.

Bernardo de La Paz

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2. They are the leaders tRump released in 2020 to sabotage Biden presidency

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 08:22 AM

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13 soldiers died in chaotic Kabul airport withdrawal 2021 precipitated by return of tRump's Taliban leaders.

tRump-Pompeo negotiated the release of 5,000 (five thousand) Taliban prisoners from third party countries.