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This resolution calls for the immediate release of George Glezmann, a U.S. citizen who has been wrongfully detained by the Taliban since December 2022. Glezmann, now 65 years old, traveled to Afghanistan for a brief cultural visit but was imprisoned without charges or due process and is being held in severely inhumane conditions, including solitary confinement and underground cells. The resolution documents serious health concerns, including facial tumors, malnutrition, and hypertension, while noting he has had minimal contact with his family and no access to U.S. State Department consular visits. The House resolution urges the Taliban to release Glezmann and all other detained Americans, calls on the U.S. government to prioritize his case in all dealings with the Taliban, and thanks Qatar for its limited welfare visits as the official U.S. protecting power in Afghanistan. The resolution broadly condemns the Taliban's practice of detaining U.S. citizens and expresses solidarity with families of all Americans wrongfully detained abroad.

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