Hostages at the Center of Tensions;

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The Taliban's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described the United States' decision to place the group on its list of "supporters of wrongful detentions" as regrettable, insisting that no citizen has been detained as a bargaining chip and that individuals were held solely for violations of existing laws.

Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesman Qahar Balkhi stated in a release on Tuesday that prisoners would be released normally upon completion of legal proceedings. He added that talks between the Taliban and the United States, facilitated by the Qatari government, have taken place, with both sides committing to certain positive steps during these negotiations.

Meanwhile, Ataullah Zaid, spokesman for the Taliban governor of Balkh, initially published a threatening message in response to the United States placing the group on its list of "countries supporting wrongful detentions." Reposting a message from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, he wrote that if Washington sought to "bring the Taliban to its knees once again," the group was prepared to deliver a "crushing" response, stressing that "with the weapons we have acquired, we will target you."

However, minutes after its publication, Ataullah Zaid deleted the post from the social media platform X. This move signals that the Taliban prefers to pursue the issue of detained American citizens through official diplomatic channels and wishes to avoid threatening language in public.

The Taliban's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has emphasized that the matter will be resolved appropriately through dialogue and constructive engagement with the United States. This comes as Washington has announced that at least three American citizens are being held in Taliban prisons, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused the Taliban of employing terrorist tactics to extract political concessions.

Taliban: Detention of American Citizens Will Be Resolved Through Dialogue

Farzana Ahmadi

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