John Walker Lindh is 'released from prison' amid outrage at decision to free American Taliban after 17 years
By Dailymail.com Reporter
Published: 13:08 BST, 23 May 2019 | Updated: 13:08 BST, 23 May 2019
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American Taliban John Walker Lindh (pictured in a 2002 police photo) was freed from prison on Thursday
American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh has been released from prison in Indiana.
There is widespread outrage across America at the decision to release Lindh for good behavior after serving 17 years of a 20 years sentence.
Lindh is a U.S. national from Marin, California who joined the Taliban and was captured by American forces during the invasion of Afghanistan in November 2001.
The quiet son of a middle-class