Fox News: Trump's hostage envoy Boehler met with Taliban in Kabul in first in-person meeting since takeover

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Trump's hostage envoy Boehler met with Taliban in Kabul in first in-person meeting since takeover

President Donald Trump's hostage envoy traveled to Kabul to meet with Taliban officials in the first in-person meeting since the 2021 takeover to secure release of George Glezmann and discuss "beneficial" issues....                        ...                        ...                            ...FIRST ON FOX: Hostage envoy You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login met in person with Taliban officials at the Kabul International Airport, Qatari sources told Fox News Digital, marking the first known time the White House has engaged with Afghanistan's "interim government" following the 2021 takeover by the terrorist organization.......While the meeting between Boehler and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login representing the Taliban's foreign ministry met to secure the release of George Glezmann on Thursday, advisor and spokesman to Qatar's prime minister, Dr Majed al-Ansari, told Fox News Digital that other "beneficial" issues were discussed. ......"U.S. envoy Adam Boehler came to Doha. He had meetings over here, and then we moved to Kabul, where he had meetings in the airport with the foreign minister and other Afghan officials," al-Ansari said. "That was the first meeting of its kind and opened the door for a lot of dialogue on lots of issues, including the issues of detainees."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"But also other issues that can be very beneficial for the Afghan people and for the people of the United States, and providing security regionally for Afghanistan, but also in general," he added. "It was a good first step that we helped facilitate."......The White House did not return Fox News Digital's questions on whether Boehler's in-person meeting suggests the Trump administration may look to establish ties with the Taliban government – a subject that has been taboo among Western nations following the toppling of the democratically elected government and the subsequent severe human rights violations, including the removal of essentially You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. ......Al-Ansari confirmed that while Qatar has been working with the U.S. since 2022 to facilitate dialogue between Washington and Kabul in the more than three years since the deadly takeover, this is the first time the White House has directly engaged with the Taliban government. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"We always said that the way to resolve all of these issues all around the world is through dialog, is through talking, and is through beginning a mode of engagement that is positive and that would bring about more trust between the parties, and would bring about positive results," al-Ansari added, nodding toward You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in negotiations between Israel and Hamas. ......Boehler, who has not been confirmed by the Senate after he You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login as special envoy to avoid divestment stipulations, serves as a "special government employee focused on hostage negotiations," according to a statement by White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly.......The freedom of Glezmann is the second major release Boehler secured this month after You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login was returned from Russia following his August 2021 arrest. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Boehler, who helped secure the Abraham Accords as a lead negotiator during the first Trump administration, turned heads following the revelation that he met with another terrorist organization earlier this month – Hamas.......The hostage envoy met directly with Hamas officials in an attempt to secure the release of the five American hostages still held in the Gaza Strip, including Edan Alexander, who is the only remaining American hostage still alive. ...

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