After 894 days of captivity, American Ryan Corbett, wrongfully detained by the Taliban, has been released in exchange for Khan Muhammad, an Afghan Taliban member serving a life sentence in the U.S. The Corbett family expressed immense gratitude and called for the release of other Americans held in Afghanistan, including George Glezmann and Mahmoud Habibi.
The Taliban had confirmed they were holding Ryan Corbett , who was arrested in August 2022 and whom the State Department had classified as wrongfully detained.The Taliban had confirmed that they were holding Ryan Corbett , an American arrested in Afghanistan in August 2022 and whom the State Department had classified as wrongfully detained.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid told NBC News on Tuesday that two U.S. nationals had been released in exchange for Muhammad but declined to disclose their identities.on Monday. The Biden administration had been in talks with the Taliban to exchange Americans detained in Afghanistan for Afghans in U.S.
The Corbett family said they were thinking of those still waiting for the return of other Americans held in Afghanistan, including the families of George Glezmann and Mahmoud Habibi, whose release has recently been reported as a possibility.
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