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Navy veteran held hostage by Taliban describes experience

U.S. Navy veteran kidnapped, held hostage by Taliban describes experience

Aired 01/09/2023

PBS News Hour

Navy veteran held hostage by Taliban describes experience

Clip: 1/9/2023 | 9m 55sVideo has Closed Captions

U.S. Navy veteran kidnapped, held hostage by Taliban describes experience

Contractor and U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs was kidnapped and held hostage by Taliban forces for over two and a half years. He was released as part of a prisoner swap last September and is now adjusting to freedom and life back in America. Amna Nawaz went to Lombard, Illinois, where he’s staying with family, to sit down with Frerichs for his first television interview since being freed.

Aired 01/09/2023

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