{"id":2414072,"date":"2025-03-20T14:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-frees-american-held-hostage-by-taliban-for-2-years-its-a-very-different-deal-than-the-ones-struck-by-biden\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T14:58:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:58:01","slug":"trump-admin-frees-american-held-hostage-by-taliban-for-2-years-its-a-very-different-deal-than-the-ones-struck-by-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-frees-american-held-hostage-by-taliban-for-2-years-its-a-very-different-deal-than-the-ones-struck-by-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Frees American Held Hostage by Taliban for 2 Years &#8211; It&#8217;s a Very Different Deal Than the Ones Struck by Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">46<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-admin-frees-american-held-hostage-by-taliban-for-2-years-its-a-very-different-deal-than-the-ones-struck-by-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2414072&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has freed an American citizen who had been held for more than two years in Afghanistan by the Taliban.<\/p>\n<p>The 65-year-old was taken in December 2022 while visiting the country as a tourist, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/taliban-frees-american-hostage-george-glezmann-following-negotiations-us-qatar?intcmp=tw_fnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;George Glezmann is free. George was wrongfully detained in Afghanistan for two and a half years, but now he&rsquo;s on his way to be reunited with his wife Aleksandra. Welcome home, George!&rdquo; Secretary of State Marco Rubio <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecRubio\/status\/1902730204742595013?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1902730204742595013%7Ctwgr%5E40508caff73e712b8993fc56bc035d5a8e01eabf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fworld%2Ftaliban-frees-american-hostage-george-glezmann-following-negotiations-us-qatar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">George Glezmann is free. George was wrongfully detained in Afghanistan for two and a half years, but now he&rsquo;s on his way to be reunited with his wife Aleksandra. Welcome home, George! &#127482;&#127480;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecRubio\/status\/1902730204742595013?\">March 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A &nbsp;diplomatic source said Glezmann&rsquo;s release was done as a &ldquo;goodwill gesture&rdquo; by the Taliban as an indication of &ldquo;trust&rdquo; in the continued role of Qatar, which has been an intermediary between the United States and the Taliban-run government of Afghanistan, Fox News reported.<\/p>\n<p>Because the deal was not a swap, it is different from the Biden administration&rsquo;s deal to free Americans Ryan Corbett and William McKenty earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>In that release, the Biden administration sent Afghanistan a Taliban member who was in U.S. custody.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">American George Glezmann freed by Taliban, returning to US <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sUnMU4DM1C\">https:\/\/t.co\/sUnMU4DM1C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Straits Times (@straits_times) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/straits_times\/status\/1902755356863877369?\">March 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Glezmann left Kabul Wednesday evening and went to Qatar, where he would meet hostage envoy Adam Boehler from the Trump administration and Qatari officials.<\/p>\n<p>Glezmann had been a Delta Air Lines mechanic, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/american-detained-taliban-afghanistan-released-rcna197289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With a mandate to secure the release of unjustly detained Americans overseas, envoy Adam Boehler has been in close contact with his Qatari counterparts on this case,&rdquo; a diplomat told NBC.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Following weeks of negotiations, a breakthrough was made by the Qataris during recent meetings with the Taliban,&rdquo; the source, who was not named, said.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-taliban-thumb-nose-un-concerns-crackdown-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taliban<\/a> said that having a meeting between U.S. officials and an Afghan delegation was a &ldquo;significant step in rebuilding diplomatic engagement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Continued discussions could pave the way for broader political and economic cooperation between the two countries,&rdquo; the Taliban statement added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump admin frees U.S. citizen George Glezmann from Taliban custody in Afghanistan after two years. The same Taliban Joe Biden HANDED back to Afghanistan in 2021 with billions of dollars of our weaponry as a bonus. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4uk9PdxVos\">pic.twitter.com\/4uk9PdxVos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Great Deplorable Henry (@Gr8DepHenry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gr8DepHenry\/status\/1902729877620478060?\">March 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rubio praised Qatar for &ldquo;steadfast commitment and diplomatic efforts&rdquo; that he said were &ldquo;instrumental in securing George&rsquo;s release,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/american-man-held-taliban-2-years-released-state-119986308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;George&rsquo;s release is a positive and constructive step,&rdquo; Rubio said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thanks-marco-rubio-ai-become-pro-hamas-supporters-worst-nightmare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rubio<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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