The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan released an American prisoner, George Glezmann, on humanitarian grounds.
The Islamic Emirate again reaffirms its longstanding position that dialogue, understanding and diplomacy provide effective avenues for resolving all issues, with the release of American citizen serving as a goodwill gesture, reflecting Afghanistan’s readiness to genuinely engaging all sides, particularly the United States of America, on the basis of mutual respect and interests.
The end of conflict in Afghanistan, suppression of corrupt groups such as Daesh, and no threat emanating from Afghanistan towards others, demonstrates that Afghanistan can play a positive role in regional and world stability, and is able to resolve its issues with the world on amicable terms.
To end, we extend our appreciation to the friendly governments of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar for facilitating this development between the IEA and USA, and for their instrumental and effective role in resolving this case.