A Georgia man held by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers since December 2022 was on his way back to the US Thursday after Trump administration negotiators secured his freedom.
The Taliban kidnapped George Glezmann, 65, while he was on a trip to Afghanistan — but he has just been released following negotiations brokered by Trump envoy Adam Boehler and Qatari officials.
Boehler met with Afghanistan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to finalize Glezmann’s release.
In late 2023, the State Department had declared him “wrongfully detained,” a label that had directed more federal resources toward his case — though he continued to languish in Taliban captivity.
The departure of Glezmann comes following weeks of talks among the three parties.
Two other American citizens — Ryan Corbett and William McKenty — were also released by the Taliban back to the US in January.