Michael McCaul, the chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, at a committee session said that they will continue their efforts to free the American citizens held hostage by the Islamic Emirate.

McCaul added that Republicans and Democrats alike will not tolerate the "illegitimate" detention of American citizens.

The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said: “This [video] will send a strong message to the Taliban that America, both Republicans and Democrats alike, will not tolerate illegitimate detention of American citizens, and our message is clear. Congress will not rest until Ryan and every American citizen wrongfully detained is brought home.”
Although the Islamic Emirate has denied the arrest of American citizens; It also emphasized that
foreign citizens must follow the laws of Afghanistan.

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, said: “We don't have American prisoners in the country, and if someone has been detained, it is because of the violations that took place in Afghanistan. All the nationals of the countries who come to Afghanistan should take Afghanistan's laws into consideration.”

Meanwhile, some political and military analysts said that considering the country's laws, the Islamic Emirate is responsible to monitor those who are working against the laws of the country.

"A country whose citizens are detained in a country is naturally based on the laws of that country, naturally there are also Afghans who are under surveillance in America. Will the Americans let them go?" Mohammad Zalmay Afghanyar, a political analyst, said to TOLOnews.

Earlier, the US Department of State’s spokesman, Mathew Miller, said that Washington does not have a higher priority than the safety and security of US citizens overseas.