Taliban releases American detained in Afghanistan

An American woman who has been held by the Taliban in Afghanistan has been freed, former U.S.

An American woman who has been held by the Taliban in Afghanistan has been freed, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad said Saturday.

“American citizen Faye Hall, just released by the Taliban, is now in the care of our friends, the Qataris in Kabul, and will soon be on her way home,” Khalilzad said in a post on X.

His post featured a photo of Hall smiling and sitting between two men. It was not clear who the two men are.

A Taliban spokesperson confirmed to NBC News that a female U.S. citizen was freed Saturday. The spokesperson said she was handed over to a group who negotiated her release with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Khalilzad did not give further details on the circumstances of Hall’s release. The U.S. State Department did not immediately reply to NBC News’ request for confirmation.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taliban-releases-american-detained-afghanistan-rcna198726

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