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Mahmood Shah Habibi

Mahmood Shah Habibi

Afghan-American businessman missing in Afghanistan

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U.S. builds new blacklist to punish countries that hold Americans hostage

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Missing since August 2022; whereabouts unknown

The United States has designated Afghanistan as a 'state sponsor of wrongful detention,' accusing the Taliban of holding Americans as bargaining chips. Afghanistan is the second country placed on a blacklist created by a September 2025 executive order—joining Iran, which was designated two weeks earlier—and the move opens the door to sanctions, export controls, and a potential ban on American travel to the country.

Updated Mar 10