Bringing Americans home

How can the US put pressure on the Taliban to release Americans. The answer is not military. Economic actions are the key. Afghanistan is already a very poor country with a GDP per person of $2,000. They are dependent on getting aid from other countries primarily the US. The US can use economic means to straggle the life from Afghan much like the pressure put on Iran. On the other hand the US can be a great helper in bringing growth to Afghanistan. The US can get other countries to make things difficult for the new Afghani government starting with Pakistan which already has a strained relation with the Taliban.