Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government By Mike Brest, Defense Reporter
President Joe Biden is demanding the release of Navy veteran Mark Frerichs on the second anniversary of him being taken hostage in Afghanistan by the Taliban and their affiliates.
Frerichs, a civil engineer and retired Navy diver from Illinois, was taken hostage at the end of January 2020, at about the time then-President Donald Trump’s administration signed the U.S.-Taliban peace deal that set the stage for the eventual withdrawal. He had been working in Afghanistan as a contractor for 10 years and is the only known U.S. hostage being held by the Taliban…
