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Afghanistan and Iran were singled out by the State Department in early March for their practice of detaining Americans as a form of leverage.
Coyle was detained in January 2025 while in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
He's described as a 64-year-old academic who focused on Afghanistan's many language communities.
It's not clear why the Taliban detained him.
Two Taliban spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment.
But in a statement, the Afghan foreign ministry said Coyle's release came on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the celebration that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
For much of the world, normal is gone.
The group said in an Arabic language statement that guards posted outside the Shiite mosque in Islamabad tried to stop the bomber from entering, but he shot them before detonating his explosives in a crowd of worshippers.
It was the second blast to strike the Pakistani capital in months and it was the deadliest since 2008, reviving fears from a time when militants frequently struck Pakistani cities.
The Interior Minister Mohsen Naqvi says they've arrested four people in relation to the attack and says the bomber trained in Afghanistan.
Naqvi also blamed neighbouring India, accusing it of funding those militants.
The group said in an Arabic-language statement that guards posted outside the Shiite mosque in Islamabad tried to stop the bomber from entering, but he shot them before detonating his explosives in a crowd of worshippers.
It was the second blast to strike the Pakistani capital in months, and it was the deadliest since 2008, reviving fears from a time when militants frequently struck Pakistani cities.
The Interior Minister Mohsen Naqvi says they've arrested four people in relation to the attack and says the bomber trained in Afghanistan.
Naqvi also blamed neighboring India, accusing it of funding those militants.