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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.
Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange
ISLAMABAD -- A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday.
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.
2 Americans held in Afghanistan freed in Taliban prisoner exchange hours into Trump’s presidency
Two Americans being held in Afghanistan have been freed by the Taliban in exchange for a “violent jihadist and narcotics trafficker” serving life in California — just hours after President Trump was back in the White House,
News Wrap: American Ryan Corbett released from Afghanistan in prisoner swap with Taliban
In our news wrap Tuesday, a prisoner swap between the U.S. and the Taliban secured the release of American Ryan Corbett from Afghanistan, two top Israeli generals resigned over the military's failure to stop the Oct.
2 U.S. Men Freed In Afghanistan In Exchange For Taliban Serving Life In California
U.S. officials and media confirmed the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in exchange for a Taliban man imprisoned for life in California on drug and terrorism charges. Taliban leaders on January 21 identified Khan Mohammed,
Afghan Prisoner in U.S. Custody Freed in Exchange for American Citizens, Kabul Says
(Reuters) - An Afghan prisoner in American custody was freed in exchange for U.S. citizens, Afghanistan's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
2 Americans freed from Afghanistan in prisoner exchange, Taliban says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday.
'Overwhelmed with joy:' Taliban releases Dansville man held over 2 years in Afghanistan
The family thanked both the Biden and Trump administrations for "countless hours of negotiations, unwavering support, and determination."
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.
Two Americans Freed by Taliban in Prisoner Swap
The last-minute deal was the final capstone in Biden’s campaign to release dozens of Americans detained abroad.
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Afghanistan’s Art Scene Weighs in On Taliban Move to Ban Images of Living Things
Despite the Taliban’s attempts to erase the nation’s cultural identity, Afghan artists are hopeful that art can outlive even ...
Afghan man aided U.S. military, fled to Beaverton. His 2-year-old son is still trapped near Kabul
All the family has of their son, Sayed Anas Hashemi, now 2, is photos, which they look at in a cell phone. The family has ...
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Afghan national involved in terrorism killed, body delivered to Kabul: ISPR
A terrorist identified as an Afghan national was killed in Sambaza, Zhob district of Balochistan on 11 January 2025, the ...
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2 Americans held in Afghanistan freed in prisoner exchange, Taliban says
A prisoner swap between the U.S. and the Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in ...
Taliban announce the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in a prisoner exchange
A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure ...