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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.

CNN on MSN · 21h

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.

ABC · 1d

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.

Donald Trump, Afghanistan

CNN on MSN · 20h

Trump executive order threatens fate of Afghan refugees who helped the US, advocate warns

President Donald Trump’s executive order to suspend the US refugee program could leave at least 2,000 Afghans in limbo who had previously been approved to resettle in the US, a major Afghan advocacy organization is warning.

The Associated Press on MSN · 51m

Afghans fleeing Taliban urge Trump to lift refugee program suspension

Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power have appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump to exempt them from an order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States, some saying they risked their lives to support U.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

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 of active-duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled under President Donald Trump's order suspending U.

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 ...

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'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 ...

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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 ...

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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 rejects Trump’s demand to return US weapons worth $ 7 billion

Taliban insisted they require more arms, ammunition, advance weapons to fight ISIS-K, Islamic State Khorasan instead of ...

Irish Independent on MSN1d

Senior Taliban official criticises group’s policies towards women: ‘There is no excuse for this’

A senior Taliban official has called on the militant group to open schools for women and girls, a rare sign of internal divisions around one of the flagship policies of Afghanistan’s de facto rulers.

Funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping women, aid agency chief warns

The head of a major international aid agency is warning that funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping ...

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 ...

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