Kuwait's Compassionate Release: American Detainees Return Home

Kuwait has released American detainees, including veterans and contractors, imprisoned on drug charges. The move, seen as goodwill between allies, follows a visit by US hostage envoy Adam Boehler. Families express gratitude to Kuwait, hoping for more releases. The US-Kuwait alliance remains strong amid continued efforts to repatriate citizens.

Kuwait has freed American detainees, including veterans and military contractors, incarcerated for drug charges, in a gesture viewed as a symbol of goodwill between the two allies. A representative for the prisoners confirmed the release to The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The development comes after a recent visit by Adam Boehler, the Trump administration's top hostage envoy, and is part of a continued push by the US government to repatriate American citizens held in foreign prisons.

Six of the newly released individuals were escorted from Kuwait to New York by Jonathan Franks, a consultant specializing in cases involving American hostages, who had traveled to Kuwait to aid in their release.

(With inputs from agencies.)