American released by Taliban returns home to 'champion's welcome'

Taliban hostage George Glezmann landed astatine Joint Base Andrews successful Maryland connected Friday aft much than 800 days successful captivity successful Afghanistan, wherever helium received a "champion's welcome."

"I consciousness calved again," Glezmann told Fox News.  "I person nary words."

"President Trump is amazing," helium added earlier thanking Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and hostage envoy Adam Boehler. 

George Glezmann returns to the US aft much than 2 years successful Taliban captivity, connected 3/31/2025. (Fox News Digital image)

TALIBAN FREES AMERICAN HOSTAGE GEORGE GLEZMANN FOLLOWING NEGOTIATIONS WITH US, QATAR

"A escaped American individual…abducted due to the fact that of my U.S. passport."

"I've got nary words to explicit my gratitude for my liberty," Glezmann added.

His wife, Aleksandra, arrived soon aft her hubby landed, and the 2 embraced aft she got retired of the car for the archetypal clip since his Dec. 5, 2022, seizure successful Kabul. 

Ryan Corbett, who was released successful January aft astir 900 days successful Taliban captivity greeted Glezmann upon arrival.

George Glezmann returns to the US aft much than 2 years successful Taliban captivity, connected 3/31/2025. Glezmann embraces his wife. (Fox News Digital image)

Both Glezmann and Corbett were held unneurotic successful Afghanistan.

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News of Glezmann's merchandise was archetypal revealed to Fox News Digital connected Thursday aft helium departed from the Kabul International Airport headed for Doha, Qatar.

His merchandise was secured by U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler, and Qatari officials, who engaged successful nonstop communications with the Taliban successful Afghanistan.  

Boehler met Glezmann successful Kabul earlier flying with him to the Maryland basal located conscionable extracurricular of Washington,