RASC News

Rudabe Applied Studies Center

  • Home
  • Afghanistan
  • World
  • Arts & Culture
  • History
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Women Studies
  • Videos
  • Photos
  • About
  • English
    • العربية
    • English
    • Français
    • Deutsch
    • پښتو
    • فارسی
    • Русский
    • Español
    • Тоҷикӣ
RASC NewsRASC News
  • Home
  • Afghanistan
  • World
  • Arts & Culture
  • History
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Women Studies
  • Videos
  • Photos
  • About
Follow US
© 2023 RASC. All Rights Reserved.
RASC News > Afghanistan > Taliban Release Golzman, but No Word on Habibi’s Fate
AfghanistanNewsWorld

Taliban Release Golzman, but No Word on Habibi’s Fate

Published 21/03/2025
SHARE

RASC News Agency: Following the visit of a U.S. delegation to Afghanistan, the Taliban have released an American detainee. However, the fate of Mahmood Shah Habibi remains uncertain. Ahmad Shah Habibi, brother of the Afghanistani-American detainee, stated that his family had hoped Mahmood Shah Habibi would be freed alongside George Golzman, another American citizen recently released by the Taliban. He further revealed that the U.S. State Department informed him of Golzman’s release, assuring him that negotiations for his brother’s freedom were ongoing. However, there has been no concrete information about Habibi’s condition or whereabouts.

The U.S. government previously reported that Habibi disappeared in August 2022. At the time, he was employed by a telecommunications company in Afghanistan. According to reports, Taliban forces abducted him and his driver near his residence in Kabul, and since then, he has remained missing. Ahmad Shah Habibi emphasized that his family has repeatedly urged Taliban officials to allow them to contact his brother, but their pleas have gone unanswered. Reports suggest that the Taliban arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned Habibi under various pretexts. Some sources claim that he was transferred from a Kabul prison to Kandahar, heightening concerns about his safety. Despite mounting evidence, the Taliban have consistently denied holding him in custody.

Earlier reports indicated that Habibi had been relocated to a private detention facility under the direct supervision of Mullah Haibatullah in Kandahar. Allegedly, his transfer was made in response to U.S. pressure on the Taliban, ensuring he remained in a high-security Taliban-controlled compound. Notably, Mahmood Shah Habibi has been accused of involvement in the assassination of Ayman al-Zawahiri, the former leader of al-Qaeda.

RASC 21/03/2025

Follow Us

Facebook Like
Twitter Follow
Instagram Follow
Youtube Subscribe
Related Articles
The Increase of Polygamy Among the Commanders of the Taliban Group
News

The Increase of Polygamy Among the Commanders of the Taliban Group

06/07/2023
Taliban Shut Down Several Currency Exchange Shops in Kandahar
Taliban Member Assassinated in Nangarhar
Pul-e-Charkhi Prison Transformed into a Torture Chamber and Killing Field for Panjshir and Northern Prisoners
Afghanistani Women’s Rights Activists Express Disappointment over the Fate of Detained Female Protesters by Taliban Group
- ADVERTISEMENT -
Ad imageAd image
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus a odio ex.
English | Français
Deutsch | Español
Русский | Тоҷикӣ
فارسی | پښتو | العربية

© 2023 RASC. All Rights Reserved.

Removed from reading list

Undo
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?