The Taliban has released an American prisoner that was held by the militant group for over two years, in a deal struck by the Trump administration with the assistance of Qatari negotiators, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday.

The Taliban freed an American hostage after enduring two and a half years of captivity in Afghanistan, the State Department

The Taliban government agreed to release [Glezmann] as a sign of goodwill toward the U.S. president and the American people.