The California man who became known as the “American Taliban” after his capture on an Afghanistan battlefield in late 2001 has been released from prison. Thirty-eight-year-old John Walker Lindh was released Thursday from the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, a federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman told The Associated Press. Lindh spent more than 17 […]
‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh Gets Release Date from Prison…
John Walker Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban,” will be released from prison in May, according to new court filings. Lindh, 38, was captured as an enemy combatant in Afghanistan in November 2001. He was indicted in February 2002 on 10 counts, including conspiracy to commit murder and aiding the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. Lindh was initially […]