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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.
Afghan Taliban government announces prisoner swap with US
The Taliban government said Tuesday it had released American citizens from prison in return for an Afghan fighter held in the United States, in a deal brokered by Qatar. "An Afghan fighter Khan Mohammed imprisoned in America has been released in exchange for American citizens and returned to the country,
U.S. and Afghanistan carry out prisoner swap, confirm Taliban and family
Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The United States and Afghanistan have executed a prisoner swap, the Taliban announced early Tuesday. Scarce details released on the exchange state that an Afghan national held in the United States was exchanged for at least one detained American, Ryan Corbett.
Taliban secure release of Afghan citizen in exchange for 2 American nationals
The interim Taliban administration has secured the release of an Afghan citizen in exchange for two American nationals, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. It said Afghan citizen Khan Mohammad has been released by the US and sent back to Kabul. He was traded for Americans Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, who are on their way home.
Taliban announces US-Afghan prisoner exchange deal
The Taliban government announced the release of Khan Mohammad, exchanged with American prisoners, facilitated by Qatar. Mohammad had served a life sen
Ryan Corbett, Dansville man held by Taliban, freed in prisoner exchange
At least one American detained in Afghanistan was released amid the U.S. presidential transition, according to his family, in an apparent prisoner exchange with the Taliban.
Hours after Trump inauguration, Afghan Taliban govt announces prisoner swap deal with US
Moments after Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President of the United States, the Afghanistan foreign ministry on Tuesday confirmed that an Afghan fighter Khan Mohammad imprisoned in US has be
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.
Two Americans released by Taliban in final deal of Biden administration
The Taliban has released two American citizens in a prisoner exchange negotiated by the outgoing Biden administration, US media reports and the families of the two men said. The two Americans – Ryan Corbett and William McKenty – were exchanged for a member of the Afghan Taliban named Khan Mohammed who was convicted in 2008 on narco-terrorism charges.
Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no ...
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KP to engage with Afghan Taliban govt
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Advocating for dialogue to settle disputes, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on ...
Exclusive-Trump to pull nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees from flights, say US official, advocate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members ...
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Taliban minister calls for girls' high schools to open
The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the ...