Wife of American detained for 2 years by Taliban pleads for help — and attention — from White House

Anna Corbett's husband, Ryan Corbett , has been held in Afghanistan for two years .

He has been accused but never formally charged by the Taliban of anti-state activities.

Anna has visited Washington , D.C. , 13 times in the past 24 months since her husband's detention began.

Anna Corbett's family has filed urgent petitions with the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture and the Working Group for Arbitrary Detention.

The State Department has said publicly the Taliban are holding at least two other Americans : George Glezmann , a 65-year-old Atlanta native detained while on a tourist visit in December of 2022 , and Mahmood Habibi , a dual American-Afghan national.

A spokesperson for the national security council says the U.S. government has engaged with Taliban representatives in pursuit of the release of Americans wrongfully detained in Afghanistan on humanitarian grounds.

Corbett 's family says it remains unclear to her what the government may be willing to consider.

The State Department says bringing the three Americans home continues to be a "top priority".