US designates Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention, accuses it of 'hostage diplomacy'
The State Department has designated Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention as the U_S_ ambassador to the United Nations separately called out the country for engaging in what he said was “hostage diplomacy.”
March 10, 2026
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