The US State Department has announced that the Taliban must immediately release all remaining US citizens in Afghanistan.

The department also described the release of US citizen Dennis Quayle as a “step in the right direction” and considered it a sign of possible progress in this area.

However, US officials have emphasized that the release of one individual is not enough and that all detained citizens must be released without delay.

This stance comes at a time when the issue of detention of foreign nationals in Afghanistan remains one of the major challenges in the Taliban’s relations with the international community.