Taliban, Afghanistan

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 say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange
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."
Americans freed in Afghanistan-U.S. prisoner swap, Taliban says
The family of Ryan Corbett of New York confirmed his release, while the Taliban said Khan Mohammed, an Afghan serving a life sentence in California, was freed.
2 Americans held in Afghanistan freed in Taliban prisoner exchange hours into Trump’s presidency
Ryan Corbett and William McKenty were en route back to the United States early Tuesday in exchange for Khan Mohammed, the first person to be convicted on US narco-terrorism laws.
U.S. and Afghanistan carry out prisoner swap, confirm Taliban and family
Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The United States and Afghanistan have carried out 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.
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.
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.
Taliban says 2 Americans freed in prisoner swap with U.S., and Ryan Corbett's family says he's one of them
Afghanistan's Taliban government announced the release of 2 Americans in a prisoner exchange. Ryan Corbett's family says he's one of them.
Afghans fleeing Taliban appeal to Trump to exempt them from an order suspending refugee relocation
An estimated 15,000 Afghans are waiting to be relocated to the United States since the Taliban takeover in 2021, when US ...
The Taliban say a Chinese national has been killed in northeastern Afghanistan
An Afghan police official says a Chinese citizen has been killed in the country's northeast. The killing of foreigners is rare in Afghanistan, especially since the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2021 ...
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Police harassment, astronomical visa fees, deportation threats — RSF warns of the dire situation facing Afghan journalists exiled in Pakistan
Reduced visa durations and intensified police raids have aggravated the alarming conditions of Afghan journalists exiled in ...
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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 ...
Taliban deputy urges leader to lift 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 ...
Aid chief says US aid pause 'disastrous' for Afghanistan
The head of a major humanitarian organisation said U.S. President Donald Trump's order to halt foreign aid for 90 days would ...