(TKG) − An American contractor was captured by Taliban-aligned militants in Afghanistan last week, triggering a country-wide recovery effort, Newsweek has reported. Mark R. Frerichs of Lombard, Illinois, was kidnapped last Friday in the southeastern Khost province of Afghanistan, U.S. officials told Newsweek. The U.S. officials spoke to Newsweek news agency on condition of anonymity because they were … Continue reading U.S. Citizen Abducted in Southeastern Khost Province