Taliban Release American Man
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – 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.
George Glezmann, an airline mechanic from Atlanta, is the third American detainee to be released by the Taliban since January. He was seized by the Taliban’s intelligence services in December 2022 and was designated by the US government as wrongfully detained the following year.
In a statement, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Glezmann was on his way back to the United States to be reunited with his wife, Aleksandra, and praised Qatar for “steadfast commitment and diplomatic efforts” that he said were “instrumental in securing George’s release.”
Glezmann was being accompanied back to the US, through Qatar’s capital, Doha, by Adam Boehler, who has been handling hostage issues for US President Donald Trump’s administration. The Taliban disclosed earlier Thursday that Boehler had met with a delegation that included Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, AP reported.
Glezmann, 66, was in Afghanistan as a tourist at the time of his abduction and has visited more than 100 countries as part of his passion for exploring different cultures.
