White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has announced the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. In a statement Tuesday, the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not name the two U.S. citizens,
Two Americans held in Afghanistan traded for Taliban prisoner in final Biden deal delayed until Trump took office
In the very last hours of President Joe Biden’s time in office, a prisoner exchange years in the making was finally struck: the Taliban agreed to swap two Americans being held in Afghanistan for one Taliban member serving a life sentence in a US prison.
Americans freed in Afghanistan-U.S. prisoner swap, Taliban says
Americans Ryan Corbett and William W. McKenty III were freed, their families said. The Taliban said Khan Mohammed, an Afghan serving a life sentence in California, was released.
Two Americans freed in prisoner exchange with Taliban just before Trump takes office
The deal was struck for Khan Mohammad, a member of the Taliban serving two life sentences in a U.S. prison on "narco-terrorism charges."
Afghan Taliban member freed from US custody in exchange for two Americans, Kabul says
The United States has freed an Afghan convicted by an American court on charges of drug smuggling and terrorism in exchange for two U.S. citizens held in Afghanistan, authorities in Kabul said on Tuesday.
Two Americans released from Afghanistan in deal struck in Biden’s final hours in office
Ryan Corbett, an American detained in Afghanistan, was released amid the U.S. presidential transition, according to his family.
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US-Taliban Prisoner Exchange Finalized After 6 Months of Talks
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Qatar announces successful facilitation of detainee swap between US, Afghanistan
The State of Qatar announced the successful facilitation of a detainee swap between the United States of America and ...