Washington D.C. – Fox News, September 25, 2024
American taxpayer dollars would no longer be able to fund aid to Afghanistan until “wrongfully detained” U.S. citizens are released under new legislation drafted in the House.
The No Funding Without Freedom Act would also require the State Department to offer regular updates regarding unlawfully detained American citizens there.
Rep. Dan Meuser, a Pennsylvania Republican whose constituent Ryan Corbett is among those detained in the Taliban-controlled country, said the bill will cut off the billions transferred to Kabul since the “disastrous” 2021 withdrawal.
Corbett, a native of Meuser’s district, worked with “Bloom Afghanistan,” a humanitarian organization. He was detained in August 2022 and is reportedly in declining health.
Corbett has had limited familial contact and remains in a heavily sheltered environment.
