Family of US man believed to be held by Taliban seek help from UN

Family of US man believed to be held by Taliban seek help from UN
This family photo shows Ryan Corbett holding rabbits with his daughter Miriam and son Caleb in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2020 (Anna Corbett/AP)

Lawyers for an American man believed to be held by the Taliban for nearly two years are asking a United Nations human rights investigator to intervene, citing what they say is cruel and inhumane treatment.

Ryan Corbett was abducted on August 10, 2022 after returning to Afghanistan, where he and his family had been living at the time of the collapse of the US-backed government there a year earlier.

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