The secretary of state added that more US citizens remain “unjustly detained” in Afghanistan and that the Trump administration was working on securing their release.<\/p>\n
Qatar’s foreign ministry said it had facilitated the release of Mr Amiry and that he was on his way to Doha before travelling to the US.<\/p>\n
Qatar began negotiating Mr Amiry’s release in March – first arranging a meeting between Mr Amiry and US hostage envoy Adam Boehler, sources told CBS news, the BBC’s US partner.<\/p>\n
A breakthrough in negotiations was reached this weekend, sources told CBS, which led to Mr Amiry’s release.<\/p>\n
It comes after two American citizens were freed in a prisoner swap between the US and the Taliban in January. One of the detainees, Ryan Corbett, was abducted in 2022 while on a work trip. <\/p>\n
The US released Khan Mohammad, a Taliban figure who was imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, in exchange, the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n
Two other Americans were released later in March. Among them was George Glezmann, who was detained during a tourist visit to Afghanistan in 2022. <\/p>\n