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May 23, 2019 · John Walker Lindh, 38, was released Thursday from the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, according to the federal Bureau of Prisons. Lindh spent more than 17 years in prison after...
May 24, 2019 · John Walker Lindh, the Californian who took up arms for the Taliban and was captured by U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2001, got out of prison Thursday after more than 17 years, released under tight restrictions that reflected government fears he still harbors radical views.
May 21, 2019 · John Walker Lindh, known as the “American Taliban,” shortly after his capture in Afghanistan in 2001. James Hill for The New York Times. By Carol Rosenberg. May 21, 2019. This article was...
May 23, 2019 · Lindh was a Taliban soldier who was captured at that time. APTN/AP. Updated at 10:10 a.m. ET. John Walker Lindh, known as the "American Taliban" after his capture in Afghanistan in 2001, was...
May 22, 2019 · May 22, 2019. John Walker Lindh, the “American Taliban,” is leaving prison. When the young Californian began serving his sentence for the crime of supporting the group—nearly two decades...
May 22, 2019 · CNN — John Walker Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban” whose capture in Afghanistan riveted a country in the early days after the September 11 attacks, has been released from prison,...
Overview. John Walker Lindh—known colloquially as the “American Taliban”—is a U.S. citizen and convicted former foreign fighter for al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
