On Thursday, the Taliban<\/a> released American hostage George Glezmann after holding him for more than two years in Afghanistan<\/a> after negotiations between the Trump administration and Qatari officials, a diplomatic source with knowledge of the release told<\/a> Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Glezmann departed the Kabul airport Wednesday evening local time on his way to Doha where he will then be met by U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler along with a team from the Qatari Foreign Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The release of the 65-year-old American, abducted while visiting Kabul as a tourist on Dec. 5, 2022, comes after Boehler met with officials from the Afghan foreign ministry in direct talks<\/a> alongside Qatari officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The diplomatic source confirmed that Glezmann\u2019s release was done as a “goodwill gesture” by the Taliban as an indication of “trust” in Qatar\u2019s continued role as intermediary between Washington and Kabul. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The exchange differs from the release of two other Americans freed earlier this year, including Ryan Corbett and William Mckenty, who were released in exchange for a Taliban member in U.S. custody in a final-hour deal struck by the Biden administration. (RELATED:<\/strong> Report: Officials In Talks Over Potential US-Russia Prisoner Swap<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n