Washington DC, March 21 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that George Glezmann, who was wrongfully detained in Afghanistan for two and a half years, was freed.

The Taliban kidnapped George Glezmann, 65, while he was visiting Afghanistan. They freed him following negotiations brokered by Trump's special hostage envoy Adam Boehler, Taliban officials and Qatari officials, according to the New York Post reported.

Boehler and former US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad met with Qatar's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson and Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister Majed Al Ansari as well as Taliban official Amir Khan Muttaqi to finalise Glezmann's release earlier on Thursday, as per NYP.

Glezmann later left Kabul en route to Do...