Amir Amiri, who had been detained in Afghanistan since December 2024, poses for a picture alongside Adam Boehler, the U.S. special envoy for hostage response, Sebastian Gorka, the deputy assistant to the U.S. president and senior director for counterterrorism, and a Qatari diplomat, on a plane from Kabul Afghanistan, September 28, 2025. Qatari Diplomat/Handout via REUTERS