Hostage Freed: American Dennis Coyle Lands in Texas after over a Year in Taliban Captivity

Greg Norman-Diamond , Michael Dorgan : Mar 25, 2026
Fox News

[FoxNews.com] Dennis Coyle, an American man held by the Taliban for more than a year without charges, landed Wednesday on American soil following his release Tuesday from Taliban captivity in Afghanistan. ... Coyle, an academic who spent nearly two decades working in Afghanistan, was taken from his home in Kabul in January 2025 by Taliban intelligence and held in near-solitary confinement, Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Adam Boehler told Fox News on Tuesday, adding that Coyle committed no crime and was used as leverage. "The United States welcomes the release of American citizen Dennis Coyle, who was wrongfully detained in Afghanistan for more than a year," Boehler said in a statement to Fox News... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read and watch the video. (Screengrab image: via Fox News)