Mastrogiacomo, yang semula salah dikenali sebagai wartawan Inggris, bermaksud mewawancarai pemimpin Taliban saat ditangkap dan dibawa untuk diperiksa di tempat tak diketahui beserta pegemudi dan jurubahasa Afgan-nya hari Senin.
Mastrogiacomo, who was initially misidentified as a British reporter, planned to interview Taliban leaders when he was apprehended and taken in for questioning in an undisclosed location along with his Afghan driver and interpreter on Monday.