American woman Faye Hall, detained in Afghanistan in February, released by Taliban

A US official said that the release of Faye Hall was brokered by Adam Boehler, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs alongside Qatar’s officials and others.

Faye Hall, who has been released from Taliban custody talks on the phone next to Mirdif Alqashouti, the charge d'affairs at Qatar's embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Qatari Diplomat/ Handout via REUTERS

An American woman Faye Hall, who was detained in Afghanistan in February, was released by the Taliban administration on Saturday, a former US envoy to Afghanistan has said, reported BBC.

Former US Special Representative to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, who served in Kabul from 2018-2021, wrote in a post on X that Faye Hall will “soon be heading home”, who was detained alongside a British couple named – Barbie and Peter Reynolds and their interpreter.

As per British media, the couple who are in their seventies, had been running school projects for women and girls in Afghanistan and had stayed in 2021 when Taliban took control of Kabul.

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. Thank you, #Qatar, for your ongoing and steadfast partnership. #USA #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/cMSBuaq7qR

— Zalmay Khalilzad (@realZalmayMK) March 29, 2025

A Reuters report quoted a US official who said that the release of Faye Hall was brokered by Adam Boehler, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs alongside Qatar’s officials and others.

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Faye is currently in Qatar’s embassy in Kabul and remains in “good health”, a source informed CNN. “Hall was received at the Qatari Embassy in Kabul and has been confirmed in good health after undergoing a series of medical checks. Arrangements are currently underway for her return to the United States,” the source was quoted as saying.

US President Donald Trump shared a video of Faye on Truth Social where she said, “I’ve never been so proud to be an American citizen, Thank you Mr President, God Bless you.”

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Trump, while posting her video on Truth Social, wrote “Thank you Faye — So honored with your words!”

Faye is the fourth US citizen to have been released by Taliban since January after Qatar brokered an agreement with them. A few days back, Taliban had released another US citizen George Glezmann, who was held in Afghanistan for over two years.

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