Wife of American detained in Afghanistan heads to Mar-a-Lago to beg Trump to take up prisoner swap

EXCLUSIVE: A better half desperate to bring her spouse home from 2 1/2 years of wrongful detainment in Afghanistan has actually flown to Mar-a-Lago in Florida to urge President-elect Trump to use up her case.

Ryan Corbett was recorded by the Taliban in Afghanistan in August 2022 simply as the U.S. was taking out of the nation, and Anna Corbett states she has actually been attempting to get a conference with the Biden administration since.

Today, Anna saw a twinkle of hope when reports broke that the Biden administration has actually been working out with the Taliban to switch 3 U.S. residents being kept in Afghanistan in exchange for a Guantanamo Bay detainee declared to have actually been a close partner of Usama bin Laden.

However that offer has actually apparently stalled. A senior Taliban authorities informed The Guardian the Taliban would rather wait to work out with the inbound Trump administration, shattering the hopes of the Corbett household.

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” I am definitely desperate to eliminate for my household,” Anna Corbett informed Fox News Digital Friday throughout a stopover on her last-minute flight to Mar-a-Lago.

She isn’t sure whether the desperate effort will work. The Trump group has actually not yet established a conference.

” Would not it be fantastic if I got a conference in one day, when, for 883 days, I attempted to get a conference with President Biden, and he didn’t have the time?” she stated.

Trump informed Fox News’ Peter Doocy he would think about a detainee swap however appeared hesitant.

” I have not taken a look at it,” Trump stated Thursday. “I have actually not favored the trade, however I’ll be having a look tomorrow. We’ll reveal something tomorrow.”

The talks, which have actually been continuous considering that a minimum of July 2024, include exchanging thought senior al Qaeda assistant Muhammad Rahim al Afghani for U.S. residents Ryan Corbett, George Glezmann and Mahmoud Habibi, who were apprehended in Afghanistan in 2022.

The Corbett household has actually taken a trip to Washington, D.C., lots of times for conferences with authorities about bringing Ryan Corbett home. ( Anna Corbett)

Some Republicans in Congress independently voiced nationwide security issues over returning Rahim to the Taliban and questioned whether the settlements had actually led to a bad offer.

” Ryan is a remarkable individual, and he has actually not done anything incorrect, and our household frantically requires him,” Anna Corbett stated, urging the U.S. federal government to accept the offer. “He’s a patriot. He was simply attempting to assist the Afghan individuals, and this is a choice that the president requires to make. And we are simply desperate for Ryan to come home alive as quickly as possible.”

Glezmann and Ryan Corbett have actually been stated by the State Department as wrongfully apprehended, and the Taliban rejects holding Habibi.

Anna Corbett stated she last talked to her spouse Christmas Day for about 15 minutes.

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” He was clearly striving to be in great spirits for Christmas for the kids and I,” she stated. “However it was a tough call, clearly, due to the fact that this has actually been going on so long.

” He asked me where things were at, if there was development. And there actually was absolutely nothing that I might show him.”

Anna Corbett at the airport on her method to Mar-a-Lago in Florida Friday. ( Anna Corbett)

In 2024, 2 launched American detainees exposed Ryan Corbett was seriously malnourished, was experiencing blackouts and fainting and was being kept in a basement cell with practically no sunshine or workout.

Anna Corbett stated that ever since her spouse has actually acquired some weight however still experiences consistent headaches and sounding in his ears.

Ryan Corbett was abducted Aug. 10, 2022, after going back to Afghanistan, where he and his household had actually been living throughout the collapse of the U.S.-backed federal government there a year before.

He got here in Afghanistan on a legitimate 12-month visa to pay and train personnel as part of an organization endeavor he led focused on promoting Afghanistan’s economic sector through consulting services and loaning.

In spite of the detentions, the U.S. stays the biggest monetary advocate of Afghanistan, having actually provided the country around $3 billion considering that the 2021 withdrawal.

The Taliban have long looked for the release of Rahim, who has actually been held at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba considering that 2008 due to the fact that the Pentagon thinks he was a close partner of bin Laden.

In November 2023, the Guantánamo Bay jail evaluation board pointed out Rahim’s work for senior al Qaeda members and his involvement in attacks on U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan as factors to keep him in custody.

Biden has actually long been intent on closing the Guantánamo Bay jail. On Monday, he revealed the transfer of 11 Yemeni detainees, consisting of 2 previous bodyguards of bin Laden, from Guantanamo to Oman, which has actually consented to assist transplant them.

Fox News’ Greg Norman and The Associated Press added to this report.