Taliban releases detained US citizen Faye Hall

30/3/2025 6:26

An American citizen detained in Afghanistan last month by the Taliban administration has been released, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad said on Saturday.



"American citizen Faye Hall, just released by the Taliban, is now in the care of our friends, the Qataris in Kabul, and will soon be on her way home," Khalilzad posted on X.



There was no immediate comment or confirmation from the State Department. Khalilzad, also a former U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, gave no further details. He posted a picture of Hall sitting between two men.



A source with knowledge of the release said Hall, who had been detained in Afghanistan since February, was freed on Thursday following a court order and with logistical support from Qatar in its role as the United States' protecting power in Afghanistan.