Taliban frees American hostage George Glezmann following negotiations with US, Qatar

FIRST ON FOX: The Taliban connected Thursday released American hostage George Glezmann aft holding him for much than 2 years successful Afghanistan pursuing negotiations betwixt the Trump medication and Qatari officials, a diplomatic root with cognition of the merchandise told Fox News Digital.

Glezmann departed the Kabul airdrome Wednesday evening section clip connected his mode to Doha wherever helium volition past beryllium met by U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler on with a squad from the Qatari Foreign Ministry.

The merchandise of the 65-year-old American, abducted portion visiting Kabul arsenic a tourer connected Dec. 5, 2022, comes aft Boehler met with officials from the Afghan overseas ministry successful nonstop talks alongside Qatari officials.

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George Glezmann is simply a 65-year-old American national who was visiting Kabul, Afghanistan arsenic a tourer erstwhile helium was seized by the Taliban’s quality services connected December 5, 2022.  (Foley Foundation)

While Qatar has maintained diplomatic relations with Afghanistan pursuing the 2021 Taliban takeover, the U.S. has not. 

The diplomatic root confirmed that Glezmann’s merchandise was done arsenic a "goodwill gesture" by the Taliban arsenic an denotation of "trust" successful Qatar’s continued relation arsenic intermediary betwixt Washington and Kabul. 

The speech differs from the merchandise of 2 different Americans freed earlier this year, including Ryan Corbett and William Mckenty, who were released successful speech for a Taliban subordinate successful U.S. custody successful a final hr woody struck by the Biden administration.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio championed the merchandise and said, "George Glezmann is free. George was wrongfully detained successful Afghanistan for 2 and a fractional years, but present he’s connected his mode to beryllium reunited with his woman Aleksandra. Welcome home, George!"

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The Trump medication has made hostage releases astir the globe a apical priority, arsenic good arsenic renewing relations with adversarial nations. 

It is unclear astatine this constituent if Boehler's gathering with the Afghan overseas ministry signifies the U.S. volition found authoritative diplomatic ties with the Taliban, peculiarly arsenic Washington tries to unafraid the merchandise of different American inactive held successful Afghanistan.

U.S. national Mahmood Habibi has been held by the Taliban for much than 2 years, though the insurgent-run goverment denies it is holding him. 

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