Claim: The man next to Mike Pompeo in a November 2020 photo "is the guy the Trump administration helped get out of jail in 2018 and who is now the 'president' of Afghanistan."
Fact-check: Yes, Trump envoy pushed for Taliban leader's release
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Louis Jacobson
Date published: 2021-08-18T00:00:00