Kuwait has released an additional 10 American detainees, U.S. officials confirmed on Thursday, marking the second such release in as many months and bringing the total number of Americans freed during President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office to 47.
The latest wave of pardons, announced on May 1 by Adam Boehler, the Trump administration’s top hostage envoy, comes amid the administration’s focus on making hostage and detainee diplomacy a key part of its foreign policy.
“10 more Americans are coming home after being imprisoned in Kuwait all thanks to [President Donald Trump],” Boehler wrote in a post on social media. “This brings the total to 23 people released since March. I want to thank the government of Kuwait for their responsiveness and goodwill.”…