The charges are based on his role as a Taliban commander in Afghanistan, leading attacks against US serviceman and allies, and taking hostages between 2007 and 2009.

In April 2025, Najibullah pleaded guilty to providing material support for acts of terrorism and conspiring to take hostages. | World News

A Taliban commander who led and directly participated in the hostage-taking of journalist David Rohde was sentenced Tuesday in New York to 42 years in prison.