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Rubio threatens bounties on Taliban leaders over detained Americans

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says more Americans may be held in Afghanistan than previously thought.

Rubio says the Taliban may be holding more American hostages than first thought.

The threat comes days after the Afghan Taliban government and the United States swapped prisoners in one of the final acts of former President Joe Biden's administration.

The United States offered a bounty of $25 million for information leading to the capture or killing of Osama bin Laden .

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English

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65

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