KABUL:

The US President's Special Representative for Prisoner Affairs, Adam Boehler, accompanied by former Afghan envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, has delivered a stern message to the Afghan regime in Kabul, saying "Release all American hostages in Afghanistan soon or face serious consequences".

The US delegation, led by Boehler and assisted by Khalilzad along with other members from Washington, arrived in Kabul on Friday evening.

According to sources, Washington's message warned that failure to release US citizens could result in renewed travel bans and the reinstatement of Afghan officials on international blacklists.

Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi confirmed that the message would be conveyed to Kandahar authorities, with particular emphasis on US citizen Mehmood Shah Habibi.

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