Taliban Releases 84-Year-Old Austrian Far-Right Extremist Detained in Afghanistan

Herbert Fritz, an 84-year-old Austrian and veteran far-right extremist, was released by the Taliban and arrived in Doha, Qatar, with plans to return to Austria.

• Herbert Fritz, an 84-year-old Austrian far-right extremist, was released by the Taliban after being detained in Afghanistan last year.
• Fritz was arrested shortly after publishing an article titled 'Vacation with the Taliban', giving a positive view of life under Taliban rule.
• Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer thanked the Emir of Qatar for his support in securing Fritz's release.
• Qatar's Foreign Affairs ministry expressed gratitude to Afghanistan's caretaker government for the release.
• Fritz, a co-founder of a banned far-right party, has a history of traveling to dangerous locations, including Afghanistan in the 1980s and northern Syria a few years ago.

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