Secretary of State Marco Rubio is praising Qatar for helping the U.S. secure the release of an American man who was held by the Taliban for more than two years. Rubio said Thursday George Glezmann, an airline mechanic from Atlanta, will be reunited with his wife. Glezmann was abducted while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist.

Akram was not believed to be included in the Terrorist Screening Database, a listing of known or suspected terrorists maintained by the FBI.