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.
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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.
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Biden speaks with relatives of Americans held by Taliban, but deal to bring them home still elusivePresident Joe Biden spoke Sunday with relatives of three Americans the U.S. government is looking to bring home from Afghanistan, but it was unclear from the call if a deal to bring them back that is now on the table could be completed before the he leaves office next week.
We celebrate the release of Ryan Corbett and William McKenty who will soon reunited with their families and loved ones,” National Security spokesperson Brian Hughes said in a statement.
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Trump seeks return of US military equipment from Afghan Taliban
Taliban Rebuff Trump’s Call to Return US Arms Worth Billions
The Taliban won’t return any of the military equipment left behind by the US troops while exiting Afghanistan in 2021, a person familiar with the matter said, as relations between Kabul and the Donald Trump administration start on a wobbly note.
Trump demands Taliban return $7B in U.S. military gear
Donald Trump has linked further financial aid for Afghanistan to the return of American military equipment still in the hands of the Taliban. This includes nearly 1,000 vehicles, artillery systems, and aircraft.
A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans – including a man from Western New York – in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges,
Biden was the first president in 20 years to tell the American people the truth about the war. Even Trump, who signed the Doha Agreement, repeatedly blamed Biden for the withdrawal and downplayed his role in the deal that precipitated it.
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with the families of three Americans detained in Afghanistan by its Taliban rulers since 2022, and emphasized his commitment to bringing home Americans wrongfully held overseas,
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Son of Louisville man who was held by Taliban freed in prisoner exchangeThe son of a Louisville man who was being held by the Taliban has been freed as part of a prisoner exchange.In the final hours of Joe Biden's presidency, the Taliban agreed to swap Ryan Corbett and William McKenty for one Taliban member serving a life sentence in the U.
Two Americans held by the Taliban were exchanged for an Afghan imprisoned in the US on narco-terrorism charges.
The Taliban has released two American citizens ... and then his predecessor Joe Biden, for their efforts to secure his release. “Today, our hearts are filled with overwhelming gratitude and ...
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