Amir Amiry was wrongfully detained by the Taliban last December as it appears he had assisted American forces prior to the US exit from Afghanistan. President Trump will not rest until all our captive citizens are back home," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. Amiry marks the fifth US citizen released from Taliban custody this year, with the others being Ryan Corbett, William McKenty, George Glezmann and Faye Hall. Mahmood Habibi, an Afghan-American business owner, worked as a contractor for a Kabul-based telecommunications company and vanished in 2022. Earlier this month, and to the surprise of many observers, President Trump began to frequently talk about Bagram base and getting it back.