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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Jim Manzon

US Issues Travel Warning: Taliban Detentions and Kidnappings Threaten Americans in Afghanistan

The new designation raises the stakes, risking kidnapping and prosecution for Americans traveling to Afghanistan. (Credit: GrokAI)

If you're an American thinking about travelling to Afghanistan, Washington has a message for you: don't.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday designated Afghanistan a 'state sponsor of wrongful detention,' making it only the second country in history to receive such a label. The first was Iran. That designation came on 27 February. The US and Israel launched military strikes against Tehran the very next day.

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