Taliban hostage George Glezmann landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday after more than 800 days in captivity in Afghanistan, where he received a “champion’s welcome,” according to Fox News.
“I feel born again,” Glezmann told a reporter. “I have no words.
“President Trump is amazing,” he added before thanking Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and hostage envoy Adam Boehler.
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American George Glezmann — freed this week after more than two years in Taliban captivity — says he feels "born again":
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 21, 2025
"President Trump — amazing. Thank God he's in the White House where he's at and thank God he got me out." pic.twitter.com/WleOgRaidf
🚨 George Glezmann has been held hostage by the Taliban for more than two years.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 21, 2025
Today, he's back in the United States of America.
Welcome home. 👏🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/JdHi5JVb0W
George Glezmann is free from Taliban captivity after two and a half years. Securing the freedom of Americans held abroad is something politicians pay lip service to. Only President Trump delivers. pic.twitter.com/C9aCD6Blem
— House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority (@HouseForeignGOP) March 20, 2025
“A free American individual…abducted because of my U.S. passport.”
“I’ve got no words to express my gratitude for my liberty,” Glezmann added.
His wife, Aleksandra, was not in attendance at the time of his arrival, but Fox News was told she had landed in Washington, D.C. on her way to meet her husband after more than two years since his Dec. 5, 2022, capture in Kabul.
Ryan Corbett, who was released in January after nearly 900 days in Taliban captivity greeted Glezmann upon arrival.
Both Glezmann and Corbett were held together in Afghanistan.
