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Taliban says it has released two Americans in prisoner swap
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.'
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 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,
Taliban says 2 Americans freed in prisoner swap and Ryan Corbett's family says he's one of them
Afghanistan's Taliban government announced the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. The family of Ryan Corbett says he's one of them.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Taliban deputy foreign 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 ...
Taliban deputy says 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 ...
India steps up diplomatic relations with the Taliban as rival Pakistan loses influence in Afghanistan
India and Afghanistan have taken a significant step in securing their first high-level bilateral engagement. No foreign ...
Pakistan’s bet on Taliban backfires as violence surges
Pakistan has tried to pressure the Taliban to rein in the TTP, deporting more than 800,000 Afghan refugees, and instituted ...
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Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai Decries Taliban's Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders to back efforts to make gender apartheid a crime under international law.
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Woman seeks help from Trump to bring home her husband detained by the Taliban
Ryan Corbett, a Dansville resident, has been detained by the Taliban since 2022. He traveled to Afghanistan on a work visa to ...
‘The world does not really pay attention to Afghanistan,’ says director of Taliban documentary ‘Hollywoodgate’
Christiane Amanpour speaks with Ibrahim Nash’at, director of ‘Hollywoodgate,’ which looks at the Taliban in the wake of the U ...
Tracing the journey of India’s engagement with the Taliban, from 2021 to present
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has met Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, India’s highest-level contact yet with the ...