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American Held by Taliban for More Than Two Years Heading Home

George Glezmann was arrested while visiting Kabul ‘for historical and tourism purposes’ in 2022.

Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP
In this handout photo released by Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs, George Glezmann, center, poses with Adam Boehler, second left, and Zalmay Khalilzad, second right, and Qatari diplomats at Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 20, 2025, before departing to Doha, Qatar. Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP
LUKE FUNK
LUKE FUNK

The Trump administration has secured the release of an American who had been held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for two and a half years.

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LUKE FUNK
LUKE FUNK

Mr. Funk was the managing editor of Pleroma Media, and worked as a breaking news reporter at The Messenger after spending 25 years at Fox Television as a producer, executive producer, and digital content director.

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