{"id":16219,"date":"2025-03-29T20:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T20:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/american-woman-detained-in-afghanistan-released-by-taliban-source-says\/"},"modified":"2025-03-29T20:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T20:40:00","slug":"american-woman-detained-in-afghanistan-released-by-taliban-source-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/american-woman-detained-in-afghanistan-released-by-taliban-source-says\/","title":{"rendered":"American woman detained in Afghanistan released by Taliban, source says"},"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=\"\">\n<p>An American woman was freed by the Taliban after she, two British nationals and their Afghan translator were detained in Afghanistan earlier this year, according to a source with knowledge of the matter and a former U.S. envoy to Kabul.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;American citizen Faye Hall, just released by the Taliban, is now in the care of our friends, the Qataris in Kabul, and will soon be on her way home,&#8221; <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>, who has been part of an American delegation working on Taliban hostage releases, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realZalmayMK\/status\/1905963950446891069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hall was detained in February along with Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who are in their 70s, as they traveled to the British couple&#8217;s home in central Bamiyan province.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told CBS News that Hall was detained on charges of using a drone without authorization.\u00a0<\/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\" alt=\"faye-hall.png \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/29\/50cec835-2eea-40fe-ad82-6b3c989c213e\/thumbnail\/620x349\/47cbe2016e4b080ef45c5aaf09701126\/faye-hall.png?v=95354023eeb6141c58c08d9a5716f291 1x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">American Faye Hall was released by the Taliban in Afghanistan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Qatari Diplomatic Source<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hall was released Thursday as part of a deal that Qatari negotiators helped broker, the source said. She was in &#8220;good health&#8221; after undergoing a series of medical checks.<\/p>\n<p>Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban&#8217;s ambassador in Qatar, told CBS News that Hall was released as a &#8220;goodwill gesture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Better for bilateral relations, that such gestures are reciprocated,&#8221; Shaheen said. &#8220;Actually, after (the) liberation of our country, we are in a new phase of reconstruction of Afghanistan. We want to have positive relations with (the) U.S. and other countries. This is an area which needs to be explored.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Khalilzad posted a picture of Hall smiling with Qatar representatives ahead of her departure from Afghanistan with his announcement.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News has reached out to the U.S. State Department for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"original-fec7a4df-7815-4ea4-adbe-44533c87a6e6.jpg \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/29\/662abb1b-5ef9-4c13-b2c1-fa3839d3b0c5\/thumbnail\/620x465\/4a0107cd2970e9118425e273f5b1929b\/original-fec7a4df-7815-4ea4-adbe-44533c87a6e6.jpg?v=95354023eeb6141c58c08d9a5716f291 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/29\/662abb1b-5ef9-4c13-b2c1-fa3839d3b0c5\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/9393fdb5387d8be393544c3ad9d37e9c\/original-fec7a4df-7815-4ea4-adbe-44533c87a6e6.jpg?v=95354023eeb6141c58c08d9a5716f291 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">American Faye Hall, center, with Mirdef Alqashouti &#8211; charge d&#8217;affaires of the Qatari embassy in Kabul (left) and another Qatari representative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Qatari Diplomatic Source<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Khalilzad had been in the Afghan capital earlier this month on a rare visit by U.S. officials to meet Taliban authorities, accompanying U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler.<\/p>\n<p>Following their visit, the Taliban government announced the release of U.S. citizen <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/taliban-free-george-glezmann-american-afghanistan-trump-goodwill-gesture\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">George Glezmann<\/a><\/span> after a deal brokered by Qatar. 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>The U.S. government had said Glezmaan had been wrongfully detained by the Taliban. Khalilzad called Glezmann&#8217;s release &#8220;a goodwill gesture&#8221; to President Trump by the Taliban.<\/p>\n<p>Glezmann and Hall are two of several Americans to be released from Taliban custody this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-left embed--size-medium \"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/american-released-by-taliban-after-2-years-in-captivity\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/>\n            <\/svg><br \/>\n          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">American George Glezmann released by Taliban 2 years after arrest in Afghanistan<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">02:11<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two Americans detained in Afghanistan \u2014 Ryan Corbett and William McKenty \u2014 were\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/american-ryan-corbett-freed-by-taliban-in-prisoner-exchange\/\" 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>At least one other U.S. citizen, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/biden-called-families-3-americans-taliban-detainees\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Mahmood Habibi<\/a><\/span>, is still held in Afghanistan. The U.S. has said Habibi, who holds dual American and Afghan citizenship, has been &#8220;unjustly held&#8221; since 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/contact-us\/field-offices\/washingtondc\/news\/fbi-seeking-information-into-the-disappearance-of-mahmood-shah-habibi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">public notice<\/a>\u00a0posted by the FBI in August 2024, the agency said it &#8220;believed&#8221; that Habibi was taken by Taliban military or security forces and &#8220;has not been heard from since his disappearance.&#8221; The FBI said in its notice that Habibi was working as a contractor for a Kabul-based telecom company when he disappeared.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Taliban still say they do not have Habibi in custody.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No, we don&#8217;t have him,&#8221; Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/biden-called-families-3-americans-taliban-detainees\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">CBS News in January<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The British couple detained with Hall remain in Taliban custody. The Reynolds, who married in Kabul in 1970, have run school training programs in the country for 18 years.<\/p>\n<p>Their daughter has expressed grave fears for her father&#8217;s health and appealed to the Taliban authorities to free them.<\/p>\n<p>They remained in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in 2021 when the British embassy withdrew its staff.<\/p>\n<p>The government in Kabul is not recognised by any country, but several including Russia, China and Turkey have kept their embassies open in the Afghan capital.<\/p>\n<p>Since Mr. Trump&#8217;s re-election, the Kabul government has expressed hopes for a &#8220;new chapter&#8221; with Washington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n      <em><\/p>\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/Ahmad-Mukhtar\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Ahmad Mukhtar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.<br \/>\n      <\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<p>    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