{"id":14307,"date":"2025-03-20T15:08:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/american-george-glezmann-freed-by-taliban-more-than-2-years-after-arrest-in-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T15:08:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:08:39","slug":"american-george-glezmann-freed-by-taliban-more-than-2-years-after-arrest-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/american-george-glezmann-freed-by-taliban-more-than-2-years-after-arrest-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"American George Glezmann freed by Taliban more than 2 years after arrest in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Thursday that American national <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/biden-called-families-3-americans-taliban-detainees\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">George Glezmann<\/a><\/span> was on his way back to the U.S. after being released by Afghanistan&#8217;s Taliban rulers. Glezmann, an Atlanta native, had been in custody after being detained by Taliban authorities while on a tourist visit to Afghanistan in December 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He had been deemed wrongfully detained by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio thanked Qatar, saying the nation&#8217;s &#8220;steadfast commitment and diplomatic efforts were instrumental in securing George&#8217;s release.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/01\/13\/bfb97fc9-21bc-4cd2-8261-b26e66c99c65\/thumbnail\/620x430\/2d737d597c2ceb00dbc489c84f779a8e\/screenshot-2025-01-13-at-5-28-34-pm.png?v=765ef194a4bf4701e45ec9d5712af42f#\" alt=\"screenshot-2025-01-13-at-5-28-34-pm.png \" height=\"430\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/01\/13\/bfb97fc9-21bc-4cd2-8261-b26e66c99c65\/thumbnail\/620x430\/2d737d597c2ceb00dbc489c84f779a8e\/screenshot-2025-01-13-at-5-28-34-pm.png?v=765ef194a4bf4701e45ec9d5712af42f 1x\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%20620%20430'%2F%3E\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">George Glezmann<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                James Foley Foundation website<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His statement came after former U.S. government envoy to Afghanistan <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/former-afghanistan-envoy-zalmay-khalilzhad-taliban-intelligence-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Zalmay Khalilzad<\/a><\/span> posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realZalmayMK\/status\/1902720314989064667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement on X<\/a> announcing Glezmann&#8217;s release, which he called &#8220;a goodwill gesture&#8221; to President Trump by the Taliban.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump, Khalilzad said, had &#8220;made the freedom and homecoming of Americans held abroad a high priority.  It is an honor to assist in this important effort.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;George joins American Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, who were released from Afghanistan on the night of President Trump&#8217;s inauguration and returned home to their families,&#8221; Rubio said in his statement, adding: &#8220;George&#8217;s release is a positive and constructive step.\u00a0 It is also a reminder that other Americans are still detained in Afghanistan. President Trump will continue his tireless work to free ALL Americans unjustly detained around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Corbet and McKenty were <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/american-ryan-corbett-freed-by-taliban-in-prisoner-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">released in January<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in exchange for a Taliban figure who had been imprisoned in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges.<\/p>\n<p>Before President Joe Biden left office, his administration had also been working on a deal to secure the release of Corbett, Glezmann and Mahmood Habibi, an Afghan-American businessman who worked as a contractor for a Kabul-based telecommunications company and also went missing in 2022. 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