Trump Admin Secures Release Of American Held By Taliban Since 2022
OAN Staff James Meyers
10:17 AM – Thursday, March 20, 2025
A Georgia man that was held captive for over two years by the Taliban, the Islamic terrorist group based in Afghanistan, has been released following negotiations between the Trump administration and Qatari officials — according to multiple reports.
The Taliban previously abducted 65-year-old George Glezmann while he was visiting Afghanistan on December 5th, 2022.
However, he has now been released after negotiations involving Trump’s special hostage envoy, Adam Boehler, alongside Taliban and Qatari officials.
Glezmann left the Kabul airport on Wednesday evening while on his way to Doha. He was met by U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler, along with a team from the Qatari Foreign Ministry.
Boehler and former U.S. envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad met with Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman and senior adviser to the prime minister, Majed Al Ansari, as well as Afghanistan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi — to finalize Glezmann’s release on Thursday.
Qatar has maintained diplomatic relations with Afghanistan following the 2021 Taliban takeover, though the U.S. has not.
The diplomatic source confirmed that Glezmann’s release was agreed upon as a “goodwill gesture” by the Taliban as an indication of “trust” in Qatar’s continued role as intermediary between Washington, D.C., and Kabul.
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