Mark Frerichs

Mark Frerichs
Born (1962-07-13) July 13, 1962 (age 62)
DisappearedJanuary 31, 2020 (aged 57)
Kabul, Afghanistan
StatusReturned to the United States in September 2022
NationalityAmerican
OccupationCivil engineer
Known forKidnapped by the Haqqani network

Mark Randall Frerichs (born July 13, 1962)[1] is an American civil engineer and former US Navy diver[2][3] who disappeared in Afghanistan in January 2020 and was later confirmed to be captured by the Haqqani network, a group closely aligned with the Taliban.[4][5][6] In September 2022, Frerichs was released by the Taliban-led government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in exchange for Bashir Noorzai.

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