In the wake of the Afghan Taliban government’s prisoner exchange with the US, following former President Joe Biden’s departure, a new threat has emerged. The new top US diplomat’s stern warning on social media, delivered in a style strikingly reminiscent of former President Donald Trump, seems to be a direct echo of his predecessor. Mentioning the possibility of the Taliban holding more American hostages than previously reported, he threatens to place a ‘VERY BIG bounty’ on their top leaders, possibly even exceeding the reward for capturing Osama bin Laden. His comments carry a particular weight regarding the cases of missing Americans whose wrongful detention was not formally addressed by the US government.