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Afghanistan’s Taliban government frees U.S. citizen as part of exchange
Los Angeles Times
|September 29, 2025
Afghanistan's Taliban government Sunday freed a U.S. citizen from prison, weeks after it said it had reached an agreement with U.S. envoys on a prisoner exchange as part of an effort to normalize relations.
AMIR AMIRI, second from left, before boarding a plane after his release from an Afghan prison Sunday.
(Qatar Foreign Ministry)
The deputy spokesperson for the Taliban Foreign Ministry, Zia Ahmad Takal, identified the American as Amir Amiri. He did not say when Amiri was detained, why or where.
An official with knowledge of the release said Amiri had been detained in Afghanistan since December and was now on his way back to the U.S. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the details with the media
This story is from the September 29, 2025 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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