Marine Corps veteran Robert Gilman, detained and imprisoned in Russia for more than four years on disputed charges, has arrived back home in the U.S.
AI:After enduring more than four years of detention and alleged abuse within the Russian prison system under disputed charges, Marine Corps veteran Robert Gilman has finally returned home to the United States. His release marks a significant victory achieved through strength rather than surrender, bringing an end to his long ordeal in foreign custody.Open
Robert Gilman, a U.S. citizen and former Marine, has been freed from detention in Russia on humanitarian grounds, a State Department spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.
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Coyle was detained in January 2025 on allegations of violating laws, although Afghan authorities never publicly stated what laws he was accused of having violated.
Dennis Coyle, the American man released Tuesday from detention in Afghanistan, joins “CUOMO” to discuss his experience being held for more than a year by Afghan authorities. Coyle tells Chris Cuomo he is “blessed” after being released from Taliban captivity.
U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Adam Boehler said 64-year-old Dennis Coyle, an American academic who has been spent nearly two decades working in Afghanistan, was taken as political leverage and committed no crime.
Dennis Coyle of Colorado was released after a letter from his family was sent requesting his release on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, the Taliban foreign ministry said.
