American abducted by Taliban and held hostage released

An American who was abducted by the extreme Islamists in the Taliban in Afghanistan two years ago, and has been a hostage ever since, has been released and is returning to the U.S.

George Glezmann is the third hostage to be released by the Taliban since January, according to a report at Just the News.

He was taken by the Taliban in 2022 while traveling through the Middle East as a tourist.

According to the State Department, his release was negotiated by U.S. and Qatari officials, and he’s being accompanied back to the U.