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IEA says it holds two American prisoners, not three
The Islamic Emirate, however, said that only two American citizens are imprisoned in the country, adding that they are not holding Mahmoud Habibi.
While Washington has announced that three American citizens are in detention in Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate said on Sunday it holds only two Americans.
On Saturday, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West said that the US will continue to make every effort to reunite Ryan Corbett, Mahmood Habibi and George Glezmann with their families.
The Islamic Emirate, however, said that only two American citizens are imprisoned in the country, adding that they are not holding Mahmoud Habibi.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, said that they will release the prisoners in exchange for Afghans held by the United States.
“Two Americans who were found guilty in Afghanistan for violating Afghan laws are in prison. They are here. But if they want the release of the prisoners, we also have our own Afghans who are in American prisons and should be released. We don’t have anyone named Habibi in our prisons. But investigation is ongoing to find out what happened in this regard,” Mujahid said.