Two years after his arrest in Afghanistan, American George Glezmann was released by the Taliban
Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed on Thursday George Glezmann He is returning to the United States after being released by Afghan Taliban rulers. Atlanta’s Glezmann was detained after being detained by Taliban authorities during a travel visit to Afghanistan in December 2022.
He was wrongly detained by the U.S. government.
Rubio thanked Qatar for saying the country’s “strong commitment and diplomatic efforts will help ensure George’s release”.
His statement came after the former U.S. government envoy arrived in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad Regarding X’s statement announced by Glezmann, he called the Taliban a “good-intentioned gesture” by President Trump.
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Mr. Trump “makes Americans free and homeland a top priority abroad. It is an honor to assist this important effort.”
“George joined the United States Ryan Corbett and William McKenti, who were released from Afghanistan at the inauguration of President Trump and returned to his family,” Rubio said in his statement. “George’s release is a positive and constructive step. It also reminds him that he is still being detained nationwide among the Afghan presidents.
Corbet and McKenty are Release in January In exchange for Taliban figures who were imprisoned in California for drug trafficking and terrorism allegations.
Before President Joe Biden’s resignation, his administration had also been signing a deal to secure the release of Corbett, Glezmann and Mahmood Habibi, an Afghan American businessman who worked as a contractor for telecom companies in Kabul and also disappeared in 2022.
The Taliban movement has failed to gain international recognition as the country’s due ruler as the country’s due to its military withdrawal in the summer of 2021. Most countries, including the United States, reject formal diplomatic relations in the past two decades supported by the Taliban, due to the severe Taliban suppression of human rights, the Islamic extremist groups have eliminated almost every freedom granted to Afghan women and girls.
The Taliban regime is trying to show that despite these domestic policies, it is consistent with the US’s determination to get rid of Afghanistan.
A statement from the Foreign Ministry hosted by the Taliban in Afghanistan called Glezman’s release “a gesture of goodwill that reflects Afghanistan’s willingness to truly interact with mutual respect and interests, especially the United States, and especially the United States of America.”
“The end of the conflict in Afghanistan suppresses corrupt groups like Daesh [ISIS]”There are no threats from Afghanistan to others, showing that Afghanistan can play an active role in regional and world stability and be able to resolve issues with the world in a friendly way,” the statement said.
