Taliban release American detained in Afghanistan since 2022
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George Glezmann, a Delta Airlines mechanic detained by the Taliban during a trip to Afghanistan in 2022, was on his way back to the United States on Thursday, both Washington and Kabul confirmed.
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An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban. George Glezmann, an airline mechanic from Atlanta, is the third American detainee to be released by the Taliban since January.
By Alireza Hajihosseini and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — An American citizen who has spent more than two years in detention in Afghanistan was released on Thursday, and is now on his way to the United States, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
George Glezmann’s release marks a rare diplomatic win, but with dozens of Americans still held hostage worldwide, the fight to bring them all home is far from over.
The Trump administration has secured the release of Taliban captive George Glezmann, an American citizen whom the Biden administration failed to designate as "wrongfully detained" for nearly a year, the State Department announced Thursday.
The Taliban on Thursday released American hostage George Glezmann after more than two years in captivity following negotiations between the Trump administration and Qatari mediators.
George Glezmann, a Delta Airlines mechanic detained by the Taliban during a trip to Afghanistan in 2022, was on his way back to the United States on Thursday, both Washington and Kabul confirmed.
WASHINGTON -- An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal with the Trump administration that Qatari negotiators helped broker, the State Department said Thursday.
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