The Biden administration on Friday secured the release of Safi Rauf, 27, an Afghan-American Naval reservist who was doing humanitarian work in Kabul and who had been in captivity under the Taliban since December
Rauf and his brothers, all former Afghan refugees, founded the Human First Coalition, which, along with others in the"Digital Dunkirk" movement, worked to evacuate those desperately trying to flee after Kabul fell. The organization's work soon turned to humanitarian aid for Afghans, and Rauf put medical school on hold to go to Kabul to try to provide crucially needed aid. Rauf and his brother Anees Khalil, a green card holder, were taken into custody by the Taliban on December 18.
We also took advantage of the opportunity to again press for the release of Mark Frerichs, as we do in every meeting we have with the Taliban. We will never let up anywhere, at any time, in our efforts to bring Americans who are unjustly detained back home — whether it's Venezuela, Russia, Afghanistan, Syria, China, Iran, or elsewhere."Frerichs, also a Naval veteran, remains in Taliban custody.
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