{"id":2492454,"date":"2025-09-29T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-releases-us-citizen-taken-captive-during-biden-administration\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:43:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:43:21","slug":"taliban-releases-us-citizen-taken-captive-during-biden-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-releases-us-citizen-taken-captive-during-biden-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliban Releases US Citizen Taken Captive During Biden Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Ftaliban-releases-us-citizen-taken-captive-during-biden-administration%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=2492454&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>The Trump management successfully secured the release of Amir Amiry, an American detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan since late in the Biden administration. Adam Boehler, the Trump administration&#8217;s envoy, facilitated the release with mediation from the Qatari government after months of negotiations that began following Amiry&#8217;s detention in December. Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked Qatar for their role and reaffirmed the administration&#8217;s commitment to bringing home all Americans unjustly held abroad. The release marks the fifth U.S. citizen freed by the Taliban this year. Meanwhile,concerns remain about the potential need for a large U.S. troop deployment to retake control of Bagram Air Base, currently held by the Taliban since the Biden administration&#8217;s withdrawal. The Taliban emphasized that Amiry&#8217;s release reflects a non-political stance and highlighted diplomacy as key to resolving such issues.  <\/p>\n<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 secured the release of an American man who&rsquo;d been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan since the latter part of the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration&rsquo;s envoy, Adam Boehler, secured citizen Amir Amiry&rsquo;s release with mediation help from the Qatari government, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/amir-amiri-taliban-hostage-released-american-citizen-afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Amiry&rsquo;s release follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-art-deal-tariff-strategy-working-countries-want-cut-zero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">months of negotiation<\/a> that started after he was detained by the Taliban last December for reasons that remain unclear.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Qatar began negotiating for his release in March, at first arranging a meeting between Amiry and the U.S. Special Envoy Adam Boehler during his visit to Afghanistan,&rdquo; CBS News noted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today we welcome home Amir Amiry, an American who was wrongfully detained in Afghanistan. I want to thank Qatar for helping secure his freedom. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a> has made it clear we will not stop until every American unjustly detained abroad is back home.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecRubio\/status\/1972349440678936642?\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \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><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked Qatar for its help in a post published to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X. He added that &ldquo;POTUS has made it clear we will not stop until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/every-american-see-ex-dem-c-repairman-set-msnbc-straight-kamala-lost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">every American<\/a> unjustly detained abroad is back home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The brother of Mahmood Habibi, another American who remains detained in Afghanistan, expressed joy over Amiry&rsquo;s release, saying in a statement reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/09\/28\/politics\/american-man-detained-afghanistan-released\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> that he and his family &ldquo;are grateful to hear that another American has been freed from unjust Taliban captivity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All Americans should be happy for that,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;But my brother is also an American and he has been held by the Taliban since August 10, 2022, without any acknowledgment or ability to speak with his wife.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are grateful that senior officials at the State Department and National Security Council have repeatedly assured us that any deal they do with the Taliban will be &lsquo;all or nothing&rsquo; and they have explicitly assured us that they will not leave my brother behind. The Biden Administration did nothing for us. We have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-asks-viral-question-faith-trump-epstein-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faith in President Trump<\/a>,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING: American citizen Amir Amiry has been released from detention in Afghanistan after nearly a year.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. secured his return with help from Qatar, a crucial diplomatic partner. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AOF1DrTp9q\">pic.twitter.com\/AOF1DrTp9q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Age Of Genz (@TheAgeOfGenZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAgeOfGenZ\/status\/1972371555352236506?\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hamdullah Fitrat, a deputy spokesman for the Taliban, remarked in a statement that Boehler met with Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Muttaqi had said during the meeting that Amiry&rsquo;s release demonstrates &ldquo;that the Government of Afghanistan does not view issues concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-bans-new-entries-of-foreigners-after-virus-variant-arrives\/\" title=\"Japan bans new entries of foreigners after virus variant arrives\">foreign nationals<\/a> from a political perspective and reiterated that diplomacy provides pathways for resolving such matters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Qatari Minister of State Mohammed Al-Khulaifi released his own statement saying that Qatar &ldquo;remains committed to advancing mediation efforts aimed at achieving peaceful solutions to conflicts and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-candidates-spar-over-confronting-china-russia-alliance-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"GOP Candidates Clash on Addressing China-Russia Alliance in Ukraine\">complex international issues<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The release of Amiry, the fifth U.S. citizen freed by the Taliban this year, came a week after President Donald Trump demanded that the Taliban relinquish Bagram Air Base back to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We gave it to [the Taliban] for nothing,&rdquo; the president said during a Sept. 18 joint news conference in London alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. &ldquo;We want that base back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: President Donald Trump discusses the strategic importance of Bagram Air Base emphasizing its proximity to China&rsquo;s nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n<p>&lsquo;We&rsquo;re trying to get it back because they need things from us. We want that base back.&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rm7NvFiBvH\">pic.twitter.com\/rm7NvFiBvH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arshad (@im__Arshu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/im__Arshu\/status\/1968696691659346420?\">September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The only concern is that, according to officials who spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/taliban-releases-us-citizen-after-visit-by-envoy-source-says-2025-09-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, re-occupying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-terrorists-claim-to-have-active-cells-in-washington-d-c\/\" title=\"Iranian Terrorists Claim to Have Active Cells in Washington, D.C.\">air base<\/a> could potentially require &ldquo;more than 10,000 troops as well as deployment of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >advanced air defenses<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The air base has been in the control of the Taliban ever since the Biden administration&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-says-no-soldiers-died-watch-forgets-13-marines-killed-kabul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">botched withdrawal<\/a> from Afghanistan.<\/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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