Mark Frerichs
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Mark Frerichs is an American Civil Engineer, who disappeared in Afghanistan in January 2020.[1] Newsweek magazine reported Frerichs that officials who insisted on anonymity had confirmed that had been captive by the Haqqani network, a group closely aligned with the Taliban.[2]
Frerichs is a director of International Logistical Support whose work had lead him to visit Afghanistan multiple times, since 2012.[2]
References
- ↑ James Gordon Meek; Conor Finnegan (2020-05-12). "FBI offers $1 million for information leading to former Taliban hostage's captors". ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi-offers-million-information-leading-taliban-hostages-captors/story?id=70642891. Retrieved 2020-05-13. "At least two Americans remain missing in Afghanistan, including commercial contractor Mark Frerichs, who was kidnapped on Jan. 31 by the Haqqani Network, a faction of the Afghan Taliban, U.S. officials believe."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 James Laporta; Tom O'Connor; Naveed Jamali (2020-02-05). "Exclusive: U.S. citizen kidnapped by Taliban group in Afghanistan". Newsweek magazine. https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-us-citizen-kidnapped-afghanistan-1485439. Retrieved 2020-05-13. "Mark R. Frerichs of Lombard, Illinois, was kidnapped last Friday in Khost, a province located in the southeastern part of the country that borders the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, an underdeveloped region between Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. officials told Newsweek, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the details publicly."
