BREAKING: John Walker Lindh, the so-called 'American Taliban,' has been released from US federal prison; federal authorities are concerned that Lindh remains a potentially violent Islamic extremist, current and former officials tell NBCNews.
John Walker Lindh, the so-called American Taliban who pleaded guilty to fighting for the former militant leaders of Afghanistan after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was released from a federal prison in Indiana on Thursday.
Lindh, the first U.S.-born detainee in President George W. Bush's"war on terrorism," served 17 years of a 20-year sentence for supplying services to the Taliban and carrying an explosive during the commission of a felony.
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