State Department ends some bounties on Taliban’s Haqqani network leaders

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The State Department is defending its decision to end its bounties against Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani and other Haqqani Network commanders amidst indications that the United States may be adjusting its stance toward the terrorist group ruling Afghanistan.

The State Department’s Reward for Justice website had previously said that the U.S. “is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information” on Sirajuddin, a top leader in the Taliban government and a close ally of al-Qaeda. The bounty on Sirajuddin, now the head of the Taliban’s interior ministry, was first announced in 2009, and it was still in force until sometime in March.

But the bounty was dropped shortly after the Taliban agreed to free George Glezmann — an American citizen held hostage since 2022. No mention of any linkage to U.S. military or foreign policy was made.

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