American Hostages Still Held in Afghanistan
and More then Five Other Countries

Following the 31 May 2014 release of five Taliban members by the US to obtain the release of American hostage Bowe Bergdahl, at least eight other Americans are still being held hostage including a pregnant woman who was kidnapped in Afghanistan nearly 2 years ago.

Robert Levinson - Iran - Held for 7 Years, 2 Months, 23 Days as of 1 Jun. 2014
• Kidnapped in Iran on 9 Mar. 2007.

Warren Weinstein - Pakistan - Held for 2 Years, 9 Months, 19 Days as of 1 Jun. 2014
• Kidnapped in Pakistan on 13 Aug. 2011 and is being held by al-Qaeda with the primary demand of releasing jihadi prisoners.

Michael Scott Moore - Somalia - Held for 2 Years, 4 Months, 11 Days as of 1 Jun. 2014
• Kidnapped in Somalia on 21 Jan. 2012.

Austin Tice - Syria - Held for 1 Year, 9 Months, 19 Days as of 1 Jun. 2014
• Kidnapped in Syria on 13 Aug. 2012.

Caitlan Coleman - Afghanistan - Held for 1 Year, 7 Months, 19 Days as of 1 Jun. 2014
• Kidnapped in Afghanistan while pregnant along with her Canadian husband on 13 Oct. 2012.

James Foley - Syria - Held for 1 Year, 6 Months, 10 Days as of 1 Jun. 2014
• Kidnapped in Syria on 22 Nov. 2012.

Armando Torres, III - Mexico - Held for 1 Year, 18 Days as of 1 Jun. 2014
• Kidnapped in Mexico on 14 May 2013.

Luke Somers - Yemen - Held for 8 Months, 11 Days
• Kidnapped in Yemen on 21 Sep. 2013.

In addition to the above eight, questions remain about the status of three other Americans who all disappeared or were kidnapped in Iraq in 2004 and 2005. They are Aban Abdel Malek Mahmoud Elias who disappeared on 3 May 2004, Dean Sadek who was kidnapped on 2 Nov. 2004 and Jeffrey Ake who was kidnapped on 11 Apr. 2005.

This report only covers those Americans whose abductions have been made public.

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