SECURITYJun 13 · 14:00 UTCGUARDIAN USVictoria Bekiempis in New York

Kidnapped US journalist faces Taliban captor in court as 42-year sentence caps long saga

Haji Najibullah, a Taliban commander, faces sentencing for his role in the 2008 kidnapping of US journalist David Rohde. He appeared in Manhattan federal court, where he could receive a life sentence for the crime.

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