2026年1月26日 / 美国东部时间下午2:49 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
周一，来自科罗拉多州的64岁学者丹尼斯·科伊尔（Dennis Coyle）被塔利班从其喀布尔公寓强行带走一周年。就在特朗普总统第二任期开始后的六天，另一名美国人瑞安·科比特（Ryan Corbett）获释，而科伊尔的绑架事件凸显了这一背景。
据科伊尔家人透露，他已在塔利班情报总局被近乎单独监禁近二十年，从事语言研究，无任何指控。科伊尔在科比特获释后不久被抓捕，这表明阿富汗境内美国人面临持续风险，即便他们拥有长期合法身份并与当地社区有着深厚联系。
[图片：科罗拉多州学者丹尼斯·科伊尔自2025年1月26日起被塔利班拘留。照片由科伊尔家人提供]
科伊尔的姐姐莫莉·朗（Molly Long）向哥伦比亚广播公司新闻表示：“丹尼斯是个温柔、说话轻声细语的人，总爱一边喝着热茶，一边认真倾听他人。他在阿富汗近二十年里，始终恪守阿富汗文化中待客之道与友善价值观。”
83岁的母亲唐娜（Donna）和三个姐妹（莫莉、艾米、帕蒂）称，隔离让家庭备受煎熬。他错过了孙辈出生、家庭庆典和日常生活的点滴。据家人描述，科伊尔被关在地下室房间，上厕所都得请求许可。
朗说：“过去一年对我们家庭来说极其艰难。我们陷入塔利班在2025年1月27日非法扣押我兄弟的人质外交泥潭。我们非常感谢两党广泛支持特朗普总统，正如他在加沙、委内瑞拉等地成功解救90多人质那样，希望他能运用美国强大力量将我们兄弟带回家。”
朗还提到：“我们全家感激并欣慰总统亲自承诺解决此事并坚定立场，期待很快能与丹尼斯重逢。”
两名塔利班官员坚称科伊尔健康状况良好，其“囚犯权利受到保护”，并声称案件正式庭审将“很快开始”。
白宫尚未立即回应置评请求。在上周的采访中，当被问及科伊尔案件时，特朗普总统称他会“强硬处理此事”，但未进一步说明。
[图片：丹尼斯·科伊尔与姐姐们的合影。他自2025年1月26日起被塔利班拘留。照片由科伊尔家人提供]
去年6月，美国政府依据《罗伯特·莱文森人质营救与劫持问责法案》，正式认定科伊尔为被非法拘留者。这一身份解锁了部分政府工具，提高了解救他的优先级别。
国务院在声明中表示：“塔利班应立即释放丹尼斯·科伊尔及所有被拘留的美国人，停止人质外交行为。我们提醒所有美国人：不要前往阿富汗，塔利班多年来一直扣押美国人，美国政府无法保障其安全。”
美国不承认塔利班为阿富汗合法政府，且在阿无外交代表，使得以卡塔尔为中介的释放谈判更加复杂。卡塔尔官方拒绝对调解科伊尔案件置评。
塔利班首席发言人扎比胡拉·穆贾希德（Zabihullah Mujahid）向哥伦比亚广播公司新闻表示：“谈判确实在进行且持续，但双方尚未达成最终结论。阿富汗政府始终坚持与美国讨论的内容，同时要指出，美国人也在阿富汗被错误拘留，他们的命运与其他被拘留者的家属痛苦相似。”
“谈判应取得具体成果并达成最终结论，确保双方囚犯都获释。”穆贾希德补充道。
拜登政府曾与塔利班谈判，以交换被拘留的美国人质，其中包括关塔那摩囚犯穆罕默德·拉希姆·阿尔法哈尼（Muhammad Rahim al Afghani）。据指控，此人是奥萨马·本·拉登的同伙。但谈判最终失败。美国官员提出释放拉希姆以换回乔治·格莱兹曼（George Glezmann）、瑞安·科比特和2022年被绑架的阿富汗裔美国人马哈茂德·哈比比（Mahmoud Habibi），而塔利班则反要求释放拉希姆和另外两人，并否认扣押哈比比。
在卡塔尔谈判代表的协助下，科比特和另一名美国人威廉·麦肯蒂（William McKenty）于去年1月获释，条件是交换一名因贩毒被终身监禁的塔利班成员。格莱兹曼和另一名美国人费伊·霍尔（Faye Hall）于3月获释，第五名美国人阿米里（Amir Amiri）则在去年9月被释放。
另一位不愿具名的塔利班高级官员向哥伦比亚广播公司新闻透露，美国曾提出释放拉希姆的期限为3至6个月。“上次我们释放美国公民时，美方承诺释放关塔那摩最后一名阿富汗囚犯。我们已作出诸多让步，这已足够。”
除科伊尔外，至少还有一名美国前陆军士兵被塔利班扣押，其赴阿目的尚不清楚。
国务院已悬赏500万美元，寻求能提供哈比比下落的线索。
第二名塔利班高级官员称：“我们不清楚哈比比的现状，也未逮捕他。”
在特朗普第一任期内，美国曾采取措施与塔利班关系正常化，包括签署撤军协议和加强外交接触。去年9月，特朗普总统表现出对重获巴格拉姆空军基地控制权的兴趣，强调要保持对阿富汗的战略影响力，而塔利班官员则表示希望与美国深化互动。
但随着美国实施全面限制措施，包括根据近期国家安全公告暂停向阿富汗公民发放签证、收紧审查、暂停处理几乎所有阿富汗移民和庇护申请，双方接触有所停滞。这些举措大幅减少了阿富汗人在美国的合法入境或安置途径。
2025年11月华盛顿枪击事件引发国内政策争议：一名2021年阿富汗撤离美国的人员据称杀害了国民警卫队士兵并伤及他人。嫌疑人拉赫曼拉·拉卡万瓦尔（Rahmanullah Lakanwal）曾在阿富汗精英“零部队”服役，该部队受中情局指挥。
不过，塔利班与美国仍保持联系，消息人士透露前美国大使扎勒迈·哈利勒扎德（Zalmay Khalilzad）本月早些时候访问了喀布尔。白宫反恐顾问塞布·戈尔卡（Seb Gorka）和人质问题特使亚当·博勒（Adam Boehler）于9月前往阿富汗促成阿米里获释。
一名塔利班高级官员表示：“我们明确不会再做善意举动。”
去年9月，特朗普政府设立“错误拘留国家赞助者”称号，针对无合法理由扣押美国人的国家或团体。仿照恐怖主义赞助国名单，该措施赋予国务院权力，对扣押美国人质的国家实施制裁、出口管制和旅行限制，并限制美国护照使用。截至目前，尚无国家被列入名单。
科伊尔家人已创建FreeDennisCoyle.com网站，协调公众声援与最新动态。
American Dennis Coyle marks 1 year of detention in Afghanistan
January 26, 2026 / 2:49 PM EST / CBS News
Monday marks one year since Dennis Coyle, a 64-year-old academic from Colorado, was taken by force from his Kabul apartment by the Taliban. His abduction came just six days after another American, Ryan Corbett, was released at the start of President Trump’s second term.
Coyle, who spent nearly two decades in Afghanistan conducting language research, is being held by the Taliban General Directorate of Intelligence in near-solitary confinement with no charges filed, according to his family. Coyle’s capture so soon after Corbett’s release illustrates the ongoing risks faced by Americans in Afghanistan, even those with long-standing legal status and deep ties to local communities.
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Undated photo of Dennis Coyle, an American who is has been detained in Afghanistan by the Taliban since Jan. 26, 2025. Family of Dennis Coyle
“Dennis is a gentle, soft-spoken man who always listens deeply to others, often over a comforting cup of hot green tea, embodying the Afghan cultural emphasis of hospitality and respectful presence,” Molly Long, one of Coyle’s sisters, told CBS News. “In his nearly two decades in Afghanistan, Dennis faithfully honored the Afghan cultural values of hospitality and kindness.”
Coyle’s mother, Donna, 83, and his three sisters, Molly, Amy and Patti, have said the isolation has been crushing. He has missed births, family celebrations, and everyday moments. According to the family, Coyle is confined to a basement room, where he must ask permission to use the bathroom.
“This past year has been incredibly challenging for our family, as we’ve become entangled in the abhorrent practice of hostage diplomacy amid my brother’s wrongful detainment by the Taliban since January 27, 2025,” Long said. “We are deeply grateful for the broad bipartisan support we’ve received for President Trump to wield the formidable strength of the United States — as he has done so effectively in securing the release of over 90 hostages in Gaza, Venezuela, and around the world — to bring our brother home.”
“Our family is thankful and comforted that the president has personally committed to addressing this matter and taking a strong position on it, and we look forward to seeing Dennis again soon,” Long said.
Two Taliban officials insist Coyle is in good health and his “rights as a prisoner are protected.” They also claim formal court proceedings in his case would begin “soon.”
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In an interview in which Coyle’s case was raised last week, President Trump said he would “take a very strong position on it,” without elaborating further.
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Undated photo of American Dennis Coyle with his sisters. Coyle has been detained by the Taliban since Jan. 26, 2025. Photo provided by Dennis Coyle’s family
Last June, the U.S. government officially designated Coyle as wrongfully detained under the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, a status that unlocks select government tools and elevates the priority of efforts to secure his release.
“The Taliban should immediately release Dennis Coyle and all Americans detained in Afghanistan and end its practice of hostage diplomacy,” the State Department told CBS News in a statement. “We remind all Americans — do not travel to Afghanistan. The Taliban has detained Americans for years and the U.S. Government cannot guarantee your safety.”
The United States does not recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan’s legitimate government and lacks a diplomatic presence in the country, complicating release negotiations that are often conducted by Qatar as an intermediary on behalf of the U.S.
A Qatari official declined to comment on any involvement in mediating Coyle’s case.
Acknowledging Coyle’s detention, Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told CBS News, “Negotiations have indeed taken place and are ongoing; however, both sides have not yet reached a final conclusion.”
“The Afghan government remains committed to what has been discussed with the United States. It should also be noted that Afghans have been wrongly detained by the United States and continue to be held there. Their fate, as well as the suffering of their families, is similar to that experienced by others in detention.”
“These talks should lead to concrete results and a final conclusion, ensuring that prisoners from both sides are released,” Mujahid said.
The Biden administration held negotiations with the Taliban to swap Americans detained in Afghanistan for Muhammad Rahim al Afghani, a Guantanamo Bay detainee alleged to have been an associate of Osama bin Laden, but the talks ultimately fell through. U.S. officials proposed releasing Rahim in exchange for George Glezmann, Ryan Corbett and Afghan-American Mahmoud Habibi, who was abducted in 2022, while the Taliban countered by seeking Rahim and two others while denying it held Habibi.
With the help of Qatari negotiators, Corbett and another American, William McKenty, were released last January in exchange for a Taliban figure who had been imprisoned for life on drug trafficking charges. Glezmann and another American, Faye Hall, were released in March, followed by a fifth American, Amir Amiri, who was freed last September.
Another senior Taliban official who spoke with CBS News on condition of anonymity referred to Rahim and claimed the U.S. offered a timeframe of three to six months for releasing Rahim. “When we released U.S. citizens last time, the U.S. committed to releasing the last Afghan detainee from Guantanamo. We have already made many concessions. That is enough.”
In addition to Coyle, at least one other American — a former U.S. army soldier whose purpose for traveling to Afghanistan is unclear — is believed to be currently held by the Taliban.
The State Department has offered a $5 million reward for information leading to Habibi’s return.
“We are not aware of Habibi’s current status and we [have] not arrested him,” the second senior Taliban official told CBS News.
During the first Trump administration, the U.S. took steps to normalize relations with the Taliban, including troop withdrawal agreements and increased diplomatic contacts. Last September, President Trump expressed interest in regaining access to Bagram Air Base, underscoring a desire to maintain strategic leverage in Afghanistan, while Taliban officials have signaled interest in deeper engagement with the U.S.
That engagement has stalled to an extent as the U.S. has implemented sweeping restrictions that include suspending visa issuance and entry for Afghan nationals under recent national security proclamations, tightening vetting, and pausing processing of virtually all Afghan immigration and asylum applications. The moves have significantly reduced legal pathways for Afghans seeking entry or resettlement in the U.S.
The domestic policy debate intensified following a November 2025 shooting in Washington, D.C., in which an Afghan national evacuated to the U.S. after the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan allegedly killed a National Guardsman and wounded another. The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, previously served for several years in Afghanistan’s elite “Zero Units,” paramilitary forces that operated under CIA direction.
Still, the Taliban and the United States remain in contact, Taliban sources said, noting former U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad visited Kabul earlier this month. White House counterterrorism advisor Seb Gorka and special envoy for hostage response Adam Boehler traveled to Afghanistan to broker Amiri’s release in September.
“We are very clear that we will not offer any further goodwill gestures,” one of the senior Taliban officials told CBS News.
Last September, the Trump administration created the State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention designation to target countries or groups that hold Americans without legal justification. Modeled after the state sponsors of terrorism designation, the measure would give the State Department authority to impose sanctions, export controls and travel restrictions on nationals of designated countries that detain Americans for political leverage, and to restrict where U.S. passports may be used. To date, no countries have been designated.
Coyle’s family has launched FreeDennisCoyle.com to coordinate advocacy and share updates.
