The release takes place a few weeks after the Taliban regime announced that it had reached an agreement with American emissaries on a prisoner exchange as part of the efforts to normalize the relationship between the countries.
It is not known why, when or where the imprisoned man was arrested, but an American official with insight says anonymously to AP that the man has been imprisoned since 2024 and is now on his way back to the USA.
Since the Taliban regained power in the country in connection with the US withdrawal in 2021, several foreign citizens have been held captive by the regime.
