US announces up to $5 million reward for informations

24/6/2025 6:07

The U.S. on Monday

announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading

to the location and release of Mahmoud Habibi, an

Afghan-American businessman who was detained by the Taliban's

intelligence service on August 10, 2022.



A former civil aviation chief under Afghanistan's ousted

Western-backed government, Habibi and his driver were seized

along with 29 other employees of the Kabul telecommunications

firm for which he worked, said a State Department notice.



All except Habibi and one other person were subsequently

released.



"Mr. Habibi has not been heard from since his initial arrest

and the so-called Taliban government has yet to provide any

information regarding his whereabouts or condition," said the

notice issued by the department's Rewards for Justice program.



"Rewards for Justice is offering a reward of up to $5

million for information leading to the location, recovery, and

return of" Habibi, it said.



The Taliban, who seized Kabul as the last U.S. troops pulled

out in August 2021 after a 20-year war, deny holding Habibi.