Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated on Saturday that the United States government may consider placing a "very big bounty" to locate top Taliban leadership.
In a post on his X account, Rubio suggested that intelligence indicates there may be more American citizens being detained by the Taliban than what has been publicly disclosed.
"Just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has been reported," Rubio wrote on X. He continued by stating, "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."
Just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has been reported. 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.
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@secrubio) January 25, 2025This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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