Ex-Taliban Commander Gets 42 Years for Journalist Kidnapping, Soldier Deaths
NEW YORK: A former Afghan Taliban commander charged by the United States with abducting a journalist and supporting fighters who killed American troops in 2008 was sentenced on Tuesday to 42 years in prison. Haji Najibullah, 50, was accused by US prosecutors of kidnapping an American journalist, identified as New York Times journalist David Rohde, and two Afghan civilians. He was also charged with the deaths of three US soldiers and an Afghan interpreter in an attack by force
A former Afghan Taliban commander, Haji Najibullah, has been sentenced to 42 years in prison by a U.S. judge. Najibullah, 50, was found guilty of charges including the 2008 kidnapping of New York Times journalist David Rohde and two Afghan civilians.
Prosecutors also linked him to the deaths of three U.S. soldiers and an Afghan interpreter during an attack orchestrated by his forces. Najibullah, who commanded over 1,000 fighters, pleaded guilty last year to hostage-taking and providing material support for terrorism that resulted in death. He was arrested in Ukraine and extradited to the U.S. in 2020.
This sentencing underscores the U.S. commitment to prosecuting individuals involved in terrorism and harming American citizens, regardless of the time elapsed.
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