U.S. reups $6M reward for American missing in Afghanistan for 12 years
Summary
The U.S. government renewed two rewards totaling $6 million for information about Paul Edwin Overby Jr., an American who disappeared in Afghanistan 12 years ago while researching a book. The FBI and the U.S. State Department continue to seek leads to find him and bring him home.Key Facts
- Paul Edwin Overby Jr. vanished in May 2014 in Khost province, Afghanistan, while researching a follow-up book.
- Overby had previously written a book about the Afghan war and was reportedly trying to interview Sirajuddin Haqqani, a Taliban-linked militant leader.
- The FBI announced a $1 million reward, and the U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice program offers up to $5 million for information leading to Overby’s recovery.
- Overby’s wife believes he was kidnapped and has made appeals to his captors over the years.
- The FBI has been working for more than a decade to find Overby and return him to his family.
- Several other Americans held in Afghanistan by the Taliban have been released recently with diplomatic help.
- Both rewards for information on Overby remain unclaimed as of now.
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