{"id":2322239,"date":"2024-08-10T04:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T08:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wife-of-american-wrongfully-detained-by-taliban-airs-frustration-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T04:19:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T08:19:10","slug":"wife-of-american-wrongfully-detained-by-taliban-airs-frustration-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wife-of-american-wrongfully-detained-by-taliban-airs-frustration-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wife of American wrongfully detained by Taliban airs frustration &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwife-of-american-wrongfully-detained-by-taliban-airs-frustration-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2322239&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ryan Corbett has been wrongfully \u2063detained by the Taliban \u2063in Afghanistan \u2062for two years, leaving \u200bhis wife, Anna Corbett, to raise their \u2063three children alone. Anna has\u200d become \u200ba staunch advocate for\u200b her husband&#8217;s release,\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/granholm-jets-off-to-puerto-rico-for-sixth-time-since-last-fall\/\" title=\"Granholm heads to Puerto Rico for her sixth visit since last autumn.\">frequently traveling<\/a> to \u200bWashington, D.C. to engage with government officials\u200b and urge them\u200c to \u2062take\u2064 action.\u200c During her most recent visit, she met with \u2063State Department personnel and congressional staff, \u200bbut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-obstruct-plan-to-increase-funding-to-vaccinate-teachers\/\" title=\"Democrats Obstruct Plan To Increase Funding To Vaccinate Teachers\">expressed frustration<\/a> over the lack of communication from national security adviser Jake Sullivan, despite\u2063 previous promises\u200b of a\u2062 meeting. Anna is\u200c concerned about Ryan&#8217;s deteriorating health, citing troubling\u200b signs such as weakness and difficulty standing. The State Department has indicated they are committed to\u2064 securing the \u2064release of Ryan and other Americans\u200d in similar situations, emphasizing their dedication \u200dto not forgetting any \u200ddetainee. Anna\u200d plans to focus on her family and create \u200da \u2062distraction from the painful anniversary of \u200dRyan&#8217;s detention.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wife of American wrongfully detained by Taliban airs frustration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1385391\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ryan Corbett, a father of three, was detained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taliban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Taliban<\/a> two years ago Saturday and remains held by them in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His wife, Anna, is raising their children without him and is his most loyal advocate frequently traveling to Washington to make sure the government is exhausting all its options and resources attempting to secure his release. She spent this past week in Washington and will be &ldquo;getting away&rdquo; with their two younger children this weekend as a &ldquo;distraction&rdquo; from the anniversary, she told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Anna Corbett, during her 13th trip to Washington this week, met with State Department officials in the office of the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, which handles wrongful detention cases, and met with staffers of members of the House and Senate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She also met with White House officials but was unable to meet with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> national security adviser Jake Sullivan, whom she met with last in January, and said her &ldquo;emails were left ignored.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would like to see responses to emails, keeping promises when a promise is made that Jake Sullivan will meet with me again, and does not. Seven months later, no response,&rdquo; Anna Corbett said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s just disrespectful, and I don&rsquo;t appreciate that. How am I supposed to believe that Ryan is important and valuable if that&rsquo;s the way the family is treated when I&rsquo;m fighting so hard for his life and for his release? I would like to see effort made to prioritize the situation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ryan Corbett, center, has been held by the Taliban since August 2022. His wife, Anna, second from the right, recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with lawmakers and administration officials regarding their efforts to secure the release of her husband. (Credit, Corbett family)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A White House official told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that another meeting between Sullivan and the Corbett family &ldquo;is in the works.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The Corbetts moved to Afghanistan in 2010 and Ryan Corbett started a consulting and microfinance company in 2017. The family evacuated Afghanistan when the Taliban took over in August 2021 as U.S. troops were departing. Ryan Corbett first returned to Afghanistan in January 2022 to help his business that was still running and had no problems coming home, but he was detained the next time he went to Afghanistan, and has been held since.<\/p>\n<p>Anna Corbett expressed concern about Ryan Corbett&rsquo;s health, which she said is growing worse with time.<\/p>\n<p>Anna Corbett said that in her limited conversations with Ryan Corbett, he has shared details about &ldquo;discolored extremities, struggling to stand up or he faints, and that his knees are really weakening,&rdquo; and she said, &ldquo;The fear at this time is that his body is so deteriorated and weak, and if his mental capacity has decreased so much that if something hits him, he&rsquo;s just gonna decline and die really rapidly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said they are &ldquo;deeply concerned&rdquo; about Ryan Corbett&rsquo;s well-being, as well as that of other Americans detained in Afghanistan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When we say we&rsquo;re not forgetting anyone, we mean it, and we have the record to back that up,&rdquo; he said during Thursday&rsquo;s briefing. &ldquo;And we will continue to use every resource the United States Government has to try and bring Ryan and other wrongfully detained Americans home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden administration officials have said this month that they have secured the release of more than 50 Americans held abroad over the course of the administration. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Biden administration remains fully committed to doing everything we can to bring home Americans who are wrongfully detained abroad, including Ryan Corbett,&rdquo; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-to-release-revised-guidance-reducing-covid-19-quarantine-time-from-14-days-to-7-10\/\" title=\"CDC to release revised guidance reducing COVID-19 quarantine time from 14 days to 7-10\">senior administration official told<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For months, senior officials from the White House and State Department have met with the Corbett family to keep them updated on the Administration&rsquo;s tireless to bring him home,&rdquo; the official added. &ldquo;We will continue to do so, and we will continue the ongoing efforts to bring Ryan Corbett and all other wrongfully detained Americans home. We also continue to warn Americans, as we have for years, and especially since our withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, that they should not travel to Afghanistan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the U.S. pulled off a complex prisoner exchange that included 24 people and involved seven countries. In particular, the U.S. was able to secure the release of four Americans, including two journalists Evan Gershovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, from Russia. <\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1385391\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1385391\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wife of an American man wrongfully held by the Taliban expresses her frustration. Ryan Corbett, a father of three, was taken captive by the Taliban two years ago and is still being held in Afghanistan. His wife, Anna, is caring for their children alone and actively advocates for his release, often traveling to Washington to ensure that the government is doing everything possible to secure his freedom. This past week, she was in Washington and plans to take a short trip with their two younger children this weekend as a way to cope with the anniversary of his detention. During her 13th visit to Washington this week, Anna met with officials from the State Department&#8217;s office dedicated to hostage affairs and spoke with staff members from both the House and Senate. Although she also met White House officials during her visit, she did not get a chance to meet National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan again after their last meeting in January; she noted that her emails have gone unanswered. &#8220;I would like responses to my emails,&#8221; Anna said. &#8220;It feels disrespectful when I&#8217;m fighting so hard for Ryan&#8217;s life.&#8221; She emphasized that if they want families like hers to believe their loved ones are valued, they need better communication and prioritization of these cases.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Corbett has been detained since August 2022 after returning briefly to Afghanistan following his family&#8217;s evacuation when the Taliban regained control in August 2021. Anna expressed concern about Ryan\u2019s deteriorating health based on limited conversations they&#8217;ve had; he has reported serious physical issues such as discolored extremities and weakness that could lead him toward rapid decline if not addressed soon.<\/p>\n<p>A State Department spokesperson stated they are very concerned about Ryan\u2019s well-being along with other Americans detained in Afghanistan and assured that efforts will continue until he is brought home safely. The Biden administration has claimed success in securing over 50 releases of Americans held abroad during its tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Officials reiterated their commitment towards bringing home those wrongfully detained abroad while advising against travel to Afghanistan due to safety concerns since U.S. withdrawal in 2021. Recently, there was also a significant prisoner exchange involving multiple countries which successfully freed four Americans from Russia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2322240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ryan-Dec-2023-1024x590.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37734,3764,4410],"class_list":["post-2322239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-americandetained","tag-taliban","tag-wife"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ryan-Dec-2023-1024x590.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}