Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (rear R) meeting with US official Adam Boehler (rear L), a representative of President Donald Trump on hostage issues in Kabul. Afghanistan’s Taliban government released an American citizen from detention yesterday, a week after freeing an elderly British couple. In a statement the ministry identified the detainee as Amir Amiri and said he had been handed over to Adam Boehler, Washington’s special envoy on hostages. (AFP)
September 28, 2025 | 11:21 PM