US citizen Glezmann freed by Taliban, returning to US, source says
DOHA, March 20 (Reuters) - The Taliban on Thursday freed an American citizen who had been detained in Afghanistan for more than two years, following talks between U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler and Taliban officials in Kabul, a source briefed on the release told Reuters.
George Glezmann, who was detained in 2022 while visiting Kabul as a tourist, left Afghanistan on a Qatari aircraft on Thursday evening bound for Qatar, the source said.
Glezmann and Boehler are expected to travel on to the United States, the source added.
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