A wife’s fight to free Ryan Corbett, who has been unlawfully detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for over two years. She highlights her experience with both the Biden and Trump administrations. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.
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American businessman Ryan Corbett moved his family to Afghanistan in 2010, where he started a business and became active in the community. But the Corbett family later evacuated during the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, leaving everything behind. Upon returning to his business in 2022, Ryan Corbett and several others were captured by the Taliban. Two years later, he remains a prisoner.
In this episode, we sit down with Ryan's wife, Anna, to discuss his unlawful detainment by the Taliban and how the Biden administration and incoming Trump administration are handling it. I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Saturday, January 18th, and this is a special edition of Morning Wire.
Joining us now to discuss her husband, Ryan Corbett's ongoing unlawful detention by the Taliban is Anna Corbett. Anna, thank you so much for coming on.
Thank you for having me. I appreciate this opportunity.
So since your husband, Ryan, was captured, you've been really working to raise awareness and advocate for his release that recently led you to talking on the phone with President Biden himself. First, how did that call go?
It was a difficult call. I had just received a call from Ryan in the morning. I was traveling. There was a lot in my head and a lot of hope going into that call. And although he was and sympathetic to our family and obviously tracking the situation, hearing from him that he did not seem to be bringing Ryan home and taking a deal on the table was devastating and obviously very disappointing.
Was this the first time that you had talked to President Biden personally?
It was the first time and I had been asking for an in-person meeting for a long time. And that was also disappointing just to have a phone call with no video with him.
It's very frustrating. What's keeping the president from taking this deal?
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