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A Kentucky congressman came before the public Wednesday to call for the release of an American detained in Afghanistan.Morgan McGarvey was at City Hall in Louisville to demand the release of Ryan Corbett, an American citizen wrongfully detained by the Taliban.Corbett has been held captive since August 2022 when he was traveling to Afghanistan for a business trip. He's now been there 550 days.This photo was taken shortly before his detention:The detention came when the Taliban seized power following American military forces pulling out of the country.Corbett is not charged with any crime, but CBS News was told he had been accused of anti-state activities.McGarvey is sponsoring a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives calling for an immediate release.The congressman was joined by Corbett's father, Drue Corbett, who currently lives in Louisville."He is in a dark room with no widows. They let him out once a month to see the sun. He is cold, they are giving him very little nutrition," said Drue Corbett.His father said Ryan had been tortured while in detention and fears he won't survive."Yesterday would have been his 20th wedding anniversary with his wife, he missed it. In June, his daughter graduates from high school," Drue Corbett said. McGarvey's resolution is moving up and expected to make it to the House floor. It can be seen here.This is one that should not be hard for congress. There's a lot of difficult issues in Washington right now, this is not one of them, this is a simple issue of bringing Ryan Corbett home," McGarvey said.In the meantime, McGarvey and Corbett's father are urging President Joe Biden's administration to raise awareness of his case. "I want to say President Biden, I beg you. You're my president. I beg you to say his name," Drue Corbett said.

A Kentucky congressman came before the public Wednesday to call for the release of an American detained in Afghanistan.

Morgan McGarvey was at City Hall in Louisville to demand the release of Ryan Corbett, an American citizen wrongfully detained by the Taliban.

Corbett has been held captive since August 2022 when he was traveling to Afghanistan for a business trip. He's now been there 550 days.

This photo was taken shortly before his detention:

The detention came when the Taliban seized power following American military forces pulling out of the country.

Corbett is not charged with any crime, but CBS News was told he had been accused of anti-state activities.

McGarvey is sponsoring a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives calling for an immediate release.

The congressman was joined by Corbett's father, Drue Corbett, who currently lives in Louisville.

"He is in a dark room with no widows. They let him out once a month to see the sun. He is cold, they are giving him very little nutrition," said Drue Corbett.

His father said Ryan had been tortured while in detention and fears he won't survive.

"Yesterday would have been his 20th wedding anniversary with his wife, he missed it. In June, his daughter graduates from high school," Drue Corbett said.

McGarvey's resolution is moving up and expected to make it to the House floor. It can be seen here.

This is one that should not be hard for congress. There's a lot of difficult issues in Washington right now, this is not one of them, this is a simple issue of bringing Ryan Corbett home," McGarvey said.

In the meantime, McGarvey and Corbett's father are urging President Joe Biden's administration to raise awareness of his case.

"I want to say President Biden, I beg you. You're my president. I beg you to say his name," Drue Corbett said.

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