SECURITYJun 11 · 03:27 UTCDAWN[email protected] (Agencies)

US judge sentences ex-Taliban commander to 42 years in jail

A former Afghan Taliban commander was sentenced to 42 years in prison for abducting a journalist and supporting attacks that killed US soldiers in 2008. The individual, arrested in Ukraine and extradited to the US in 2020, pleaded guilty to hostage-taking and providing material support for terrorism.

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