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.
Americans freed in Afghanistan-U.S. prisoner swap, Taliban says
Americans Ryan Corbett and William W. McKenty III were freed, their families said. The Taliban said Khan Mohammed, an Afghan serving a life sentence in California, was released.
2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap
Two other American captives remain in Afghanistan: George Glezmann, a former airline mechanic, and Mahmood Habibi, a naturalized American who was seized soon after a U.S. strike in Afghanistan killed Ayman al-Zawahri, the leader of Al Qaeda.
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.
'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."
Taliban Say 2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Were Freed in a Prisoner Exchange
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.
Afghan Taliban member freed from US custody in exchange for two Americans, Kabul says
Released Afghan was a member of Taliban found guilty of narco-terrorism charges: U.S. DOJ records Ryan Corbett, NGO worker, detained in Afghanistan in 2022, among released Americans: family Exchange a result of "long and productive" negotiations with Washington,
U.S. and Afghanistan carry out prisoner swap, confirm Taliban and family
The United States and Afghanistan have carried out a prisoner swap, the Taliban announced early Tuesday. Scant details released on the exchange state that an Afghan national held in the United States was exchanged for two Americans detained in Afghanistan,
2 Americans released in exchange for Taliban prisoner
Two Americans have been freed in a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Afghanistan’s Taliban in exchange for a Taliban figure, officials said Tuesday.
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