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Taliban release US citizen after visit by hostage envoy, Qatari mediation
- On Sunday, Amir Amiry, 36, detained in Afghanistan since December 2024, was released and headed back to the United States, photographed with Sebastian Gorka and Adam Boehler.
- After months of negotiations, diplomats secured a breakthrough over the weekend that led to Amir Amiry's release, making him the fifth U.S. citizen freed this year through Qatar's mediation.
- Taliban officials identified the freed man as Amir Amiri, and Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi thanked Qatar while saying detained foreigners are not viewed politically.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed the release, saying `I want to thank Qatar for helping secure his freedom` and noted additional Americans remain unjustly detained in Afghanistan.
- Earlier this month Adam Boehler visited Kabul to pursue prisoner-exchange talks, while Qatar's role as U.S. protecting power helped broker meetings and secure releases.
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The Taliban ruling in Afghanistan have released a US citizen from custody.
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US citizen released by Afghanistan’s Taliban after visit by envoy
Afghanistan’s Taliban government released an American citizen from detention on Sunday, a week after freeing an elderly British couple. In a statement the country’s foreign ministry identified the detainee as Amir Amiri and said he had been handed over to Adam Boehler, Washington’s special envoy on hostages. Boehler made a rare visit to Kabul earlier this month to discuss the possibility of a prisoner exchange with the Taliban government. “The I…
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The Taliban authorities announced on Sunday the release of an American citizen, a week after releasing a British couple.
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