Taliban, Afghanistan and US prison

Taliban announce the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in a prisoner exchange
Afghanistan's Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. The Taliban's Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not name the two U.S. citizens, but said they were exchanged for Khan Muhammad,
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.
Taliban Releases US Citizens in Prisoner Swap for Jailed Afghan
The Taliban government in Afghanistan said Tuesday it released American citizens in a prisoner exchange for an Afghan jailed in a US prison.
2 Americans freed from Afghanistan in prisoner swap, family and Taliban say
Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released from Taliban custody, his family said.
American held in Afghanistan has been released, his family says
The Taliban had confirmed they were holding Ryan Corbett, who was arrested in August 2022 and whom the State Department had classified as wrongfully detained.
2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap
Adam Goldman and Julian Barnes reported from Washington, and Carol Rosenberg from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. In one of its final acts, the Biden administration secured the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in a prisoner swap for a Taliban member imprisoned in the United States on narcotics charges.
High Stakes Exchange: U.S. and Taliban's Diplomatic Prisoner Swap
Two Americans were freed in a U.S.-Taliban prisoner swap involving a Taliban figure, Khan Mohammed, sentenced for life on drug charges. President Biden, prior to Trump's return, coordinated the deal.
Afghanistan's Taliban government announces prisoner swap with US, 2 Americans freed for 1 Afghan national
Discussions about the prisoner exchange were confirmed last year, but the swap was announced after outgoing US president Joe Biden handed over to Donald Trump.
Taliban announce the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange
The two were exchanged for a man arrested in eastern Afghanistan two decades ago who has been serving a life sentence in a California prison.
High-Stakes Prisoner Swap: The Untold Story of an Afghan Exchange
An Afghan prisoner was released by the U.S. in exchange for two American citizens. Convicted Taliban member Khan Mohammad was freed after serving time in California. Americans Ryan Corbett and William McKenty returned home,
Afghan Taliban Government Announces Prisoner Swap With US
The Taliban government said Tuesday they had released American citizens from prison in return for an Afghan fighter held in the United States, in a deal brokered by Qatar.
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