An American tourist abducted by the Taliban while traveling in Afghanistan over two years ago is now free. The State Department announced Thursday ... “George’s release is a positive and ...

The U.S. anticipates additional American detainees will be released from Taliban custody, following recent diplomatic efforts ...

The State Department also announced the release late last month of an American ... the Taliban since 2022. “George Glezmann is free. George was wrongfully detained in Afghanistan for two and ...

And then Mr. Najibullah took part in the kidnapping of an American journalist and two Afghan men and demanded millions of dollars and the freeing of Taliban prisoners as their ransom. On Friday ...

If you convert to Islam, we’re going to release you in two days,” Glezmann said he was told. Glezmann said he doesn’t know if the Taliban would ... like his cellmate, American Ryan Corbett ...

At least 26 Americans have been freed from captivity abroad since President Donald Trump returned to the White House for a second term in January 2025.