Afghan Taliban agrees to release US detainee Dennis Coyl

He had been detained for violating Afghanistan's applicable laws, according to the foreign ministry.

The Afghan Taliban government said ⁠on Tuesday ⁠it has ‌decided to ​release US detainee Dennis Coyl in ​response to ⁠a request from his mother.

"The foreign ⁠minister ‌said that after a ‌letter ⁠from the detainee's family ... the Supreme ‌Court ... ‌deemed the ‌period ‌of his detention sufficient and decided to ⁠release ⁠him," foreign ministry said in a statement.