Taliban releases US citizen after visit by envoy


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  • Monday, 29 Sep 2025

Amir Amiri, who had been detained in Afghanistan since December 2024, poses for a picture alongside Adam Boehler, the U.S. special envoy for hostage response, Sebastian Gorka, the deputy assistant to the U.S. president and senior director for counterterrorism, and a Qatari diplomat, on a plane from Kabul Afghanistan, September 28, 2025. Qatari Diplomat/Handout via REUTERS

DUBAI (Reuters) -Afghanistan's ruling Taliban released another U.S. citizen from custody on Sunday after a visit by Washington's hostage envoy Adam Boehler, the U.S. government said.

Amir Amiri, who had been detained in Afghanistan since December 2024, was released through Qatari mediation and was on his way to Doha on Sunday evening, an official source told Reuters, asking not to be identified by name or nationality.

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