Taliban Frees American Tourist Held in Afghanistan Since 2022
George Glezmann was detained while traveling in the country after the Taliban’s victory in the war. Secretary of State Marco ...
Taliban frees an American man who was abducted in Afghanistan more than 2 years ago
The release of Glezmann is part of what the Taliban has previously described as the “normalization” of ties between the U.S.
American George Glezmann freed by Taliban more than 2 years after arrest in Afghanistan
Former U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says the Taliban's decision to release American George Glezmann was "a goodwill gesture" ...
Pakistan Is Trying to Integrate the ‘Most Dangerous Place’ on Earth. It’s Failing.
The country’s former tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are plagued by escalating militancy, leading to widespread ...
The Hindu4d
New Delhi’s perilous recalibration with the Taliban
A former patron of the Taliban, Pakistan now finds itself lacking influence in Kabul. But engaging with the Taliban comes with significant risks, something India will need to consider before it ...
The Manhattan Mercury3d
New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...
Los Angeles Times1d
Taliban frees American man who was abducted while traveling in Afghanistan more than 2 years ago
The swap that freed two Americans was brokered before President Biden left ... Ryan Corbett and William McKenty. The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul said at the time that those two U.S ...
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American held by the Taliban for more than 2 years has been released, State Department says
The Taliban's Foreign Ministry in Kabul said at the time that those two ... President Joe Biden contemplated before he left office an earlier proposal that would have involved the release of ...