A United States court on Tuesday sentenced a former Taliban commander to 42 years in prison and five years of supervised release for his alleged role in taking of hostages, including one American journalist. A New York court handed down the sentence to 50-year-old Haji Najibullah for “his role in t»»»

NEW YORK, June 10, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A former Afghan Taliban commander charged by the United States with abducting a journalist and killing American troops in 2008 was sentenced Tuesday to 42 years in prison. Haji Majibullah, 50, was accused by US prosecutors of kidnapping an American journalist, id»»»