Ryan Corbett

Ryan Corbett was an American held in captivity by the Taliban, from 2022.^[1]^[2]^[3]

One of President Joe Biden's last acts lead to a prisoner exchange, where the USA freed an Afghan they held, Khan Mohammed, in return for Corbett, and another American, William Wallace McKenty.^[2]^[3]

The Biden Presidency had been working to arrange for prisoner exchanges for almost the entire time since Corbett had been seized.^[4] George Glezmann and Mahmoud Habibi remain in Taliban custody. Habibi's case is complicated because he is a joint citizen of Afghanistan and the USA.^[5]

References

↑ Neal Simon (2025-01-21). "NY man Ryan Corbett freed after years of imprisonment in Afghanistan". Hornell Evening Tribune. Retrieved 2025-01-22. A statement posted Tuesday on Free Ryan Corbett said Anna and the three Corbett children are "overwhelmed with joy" that Ryan is on his way home.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Adam Goldman; Carol Rosenberg; Julian E. Barnes (2025-01-21). "2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Lyse Doucet (2025-01-21). "US trades Taliban prisoner for American detainees Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty". BBC Home. Retrieved 2025-01-22. 'An Afghan fighter Khan Mohammed imprisoned in America has been released in exchange for American citizens and returned to the country,' the Taliban foreign ministry said in a statement.
↑ Eric Tucker (2025-01-12). "Biden speaks with relatives of Americans held by Taliban, but deal to bring them home still elusive". AP News. Retrieved 2025-01-22. Biden’s call with family members of Ryan Corbett, George Glezmann and Mahmood Habibi took place in the waning days of his administration as officials try to negotiate a deal that could bring them home in exchange for Muhammad Rahim, one of the remaining detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
↑ Emily Crane (2025-01-21). "2 Americans held in Afghanistan freed in Taliban prisoner exchange hours into Trump's presidency". New York Post. Retrieved 2025-01-22. Habibi, an Afghan-American businessman who worked as a contractor for a Kabul-based telecommunications company, also went missing in 2022. The Taliban, though, have denied they have Habibi.

[eveningtribune025-01-21-1] Neal Simon (2025-01-21). "NY man Ryan Corbett freed after years of imprisonment in Afghanistan". Hornell Evening Tribune. Retrieved 2025-01-22. A statement posted Tuesday on Free Ryan Corbett said Anna and the three Corbett children are "overwhelmed with joy" that Ryan is on his way home.

[nytimes2025-01-21-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Adam Goldman; Carol Rosenberg; Julian E. Barnes (2025-01-21). "2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-01-22.

[Bbc2025-01-21-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Lyse Doucet (2025-01-21). "US trades Taliban prisoner for American detainees Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty". BBC Home. Retrieved 2025-01-22. 'An Afghan fighter Khan Mohammed imprisoned in America has been released in exchange for American citizens and returned to the country,' the Taliban foreign ministry said in a statement.

[ApNews2025-01-12-4] Eric Tucker (2025-01-12). "Biden speaks with relatives of Americans held by Taliban, but deal to bring them home still elusive". AP News. Retrieved 2025-01-22. Biden’s call with family members of Ryan Corbett, George Glezmann and Mahmood Habibi took place in the waning days of his administration as officials try to negotiate a deal that could bring them home in exchange for Muhammad Rahim, one of the remaining detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

[nypost2025-01-21-5] Emily Crane (2025-01-21). "2 Americans held in Afghanistan freed in Taliban prisoner exchange hours into Trump's presidency". New York Post. Retrieved 2025-01-22. Habibi, an Afghan-American businessman who worked as a contractor for a Kabul-based telecommunications company, also went missing in 2022. The Taliban, though, have denied they have Habibi.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]