US thanks Qatar for facilitating release of detained American in Afghanistan

US thanks Qatar for facilitating release of detained American in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expressed his government’s gratitude to Qatar for its role in securing the release of American citizen George Glezmann, who had been held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan for more than two years, according to a statement issued by the Qatari Foreign Ministry on Monday. The phone call between Rubio and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassi…