Kabul, March 20, 2025 (AFP) - US citizen George Glezmann released from detention in Afghanistan

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Taliban authorities on Thursday freed US citizen George Glezmann after more than two years of detention, in a deal brokered by Qatar, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced. The release of the former airline mechanic was announced after the Taliban government's foreign minister hosted US hostage envoy Adam Boehler and other US officials in the Afghan capital. "Today, after two and a half years of captivity in Afghanistan, Delta Airlines mech......

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