[2] The next month, Newsweek reported that officials had confirmed that Frerichs had been taken captive by the Haqqani network, an Afghan group closely affiliated with the Taliban.
[2] In November 2020 then-secretary of state Mike Pompeo traveled to Afghanistan to personally participate in peace negotiations with the Taliban.
[9] The White House confirmed that Frerichs was in Qatar, with an official telling reporters that he is in "stable health and has been offered a range of support options".
In a statement, he said, "Bringing the negotiations that led to Mark’s freedom to a successful resolution required difficult decisions, which I did not take lightly.
"We are happy that at Kabul International Airport, in the capital of Afghanistan, we witnessed the wonderful ceremony of one of our compatriots returning home.