A new US hostage was reportedly taken by a Taliban group in Afghanistan

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• US forces are allegedly responding to an American citizen who was taken hostage by militants linked to the Taliban in Afghanistan on January 30, according to a new report.
• The incident, first reported by Newsweek on Wednesday, involves 57-year-old American government contractor Mark Frerichs, a former US Navy diver.
• Although no one has claimed responsibility of the kidnapping, US officials told Newsweek that the Haqqani network, an insurgent group operating in the area since the 1970s, was responsible.
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US forces are reportedly responding to an American citizen who was taken hostage by militants linked to the Taliban in Afghanistan on January 30.

The incident, first reported by Newsweek on Wednesday, allegedly involves 57-year-old American government contractor Mark Frerichs, a former US Navy diver. The Illinois native was reportedly taken hostage in Khost, a province near the Afghanistan and Pakistan border.

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