An American who endured the past two years being held in captivity by the Taliban has now shared his first comments after the Trump administration secured his release from Afghanistan.

This comes after the news broke on Thursday that George Glezmann was heading back to the U.S., as my colleague Bob Hoge wrote:

The Taliban has held American George Glezmann hostage for nearly two years. The Trump administration, which only took over in January, brought good news to the prisoner Thursday as they negotiated his release: he is now on his way back to the U.S. 

Glezmann was a tourist in Kabul, Afghanistan when he was nabbed by the terrorist group. Now his nightmare is over:

The Taliban on Thursday released American hostage George Glezmann after holding him for more than two years in Afghanistan following negotiations between the Trump administration and Qatari officials, a diplomatic source with knowledge of the release told Fox News Digital.

Glezmann departed the Kabul airport Wednesday evening local time on his way to Doha where he will then be met by U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler along with a team from the Qatari Foreign Ministry.

The release of the 65-year-old American, abducted while visiting Kabul as a tourist on Dec. 5, 2022, comes after Boehler met with officials from the Afghan foreign ministry in direct talks alongside Qatari officials.

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In a clip that appears to be immediately after he landed on U.S. soil, the man seems overwhelmed with emotion and practically speechless at first.

American George Glezmann — freed this week after more than two years in Taliban captivity — says he feels "born again":

"President Trump — amazing. Thank God he's in the White House where he's at and thank God he got me out." pic.twitter.com/WleOgRaidf

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 21, 2025

Glezmann gets his bearings, then answers that he feels "amazed" and "born again." He continues: 

I have no words. I'm in debt [to] the president, President Trump. Amazing, you know. Thank God he's in the White House where he's at and thank God he got me out.

But his expression of deep gratitude didn't stop there, extending to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, envoy Adam Boehler, national security advisor Mike Waltz, and the numerous others who brought him home.

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Glezmann also notes that the terror group took him hostage solely "because of [his] U.S. passport." It's awesome to see Glezmann's unbounded joy over his freedom, which serves as a reminder to all Americans to cherish the precious gifts we enjoy thanks to the Constitution. Considering the track record over just a few short months, this likely won't be the last U.S. hostage who Team Trump brings home.