The Taliban released the Austrian citizen

report Mehr News Agency, according to Reuters, an 84-year-old Austrian citizen was released by the Taliban government in Afghanistan.

This Austrian citizen traveled to Afghanistan last month and was arrested at Kabul airport for not providing a convincing reason for his trip.

The Austrian Foreign Ministry announced that the freed person is named “Herbert Fritz“. He was released through the mediation of the Qatari government and thanked Qatar.

This Austrian citizen has been transferred from Afghanistan to Qatar.

Austrian media have said that this Austrian citizen with far-right tendencies seeks to present a positive image of It was the Taliban.

Two weeks ago, Abdul Mateen Qane, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the caretaker government of the Taliban in Afghanistan He said that two prisoners of this country were released from Guantanamo prison after at least 14 years.

According to Qane, these two prisoners are named Abdul Zaher Saber and Abdul Karim. They were imprisoned in Guantanamo until 2017, and then they were transferred to Oman and spent the next seven years under house arrest and travel ban in Oman.

Qana wrote in his user account on X that following the efforts of the Taliban, the restrictions have been removed and Two prisoners will be transferred to Kabul tomorrow.

The United States established the Guantanamo prison in January 2002 and after the September 11 attacks under President George W. Bush. This dreaded prison later became a target due to reports related to the humiliation and torture of prisoners.