Rubio pledges massive bounty on Taliban if more Americans are being held hostage than was disclosed

Published January 25, 2025 9:47pm ET



Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there will be no other option but to place a “VERY BIG bounty” on the leaders of the Taliban if more Americans are being held hostage by the terrorist government than was previously disclosed.

In a post on X Saturday evening, Rubio said, “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.”

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