US EditionTaliban Frees Two Americans in Prisoner Swap Brokered by Biden Administration
- The Taliban freed two Americans, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, in a prisoner swap for Khan Mohammed, a Taliban member serving a life sentence in the U.S. For drug trafficking and terrorism charges.
- The swap was facilitated by Qatar, which hosted negotiations and provided logistical support, according to multiple sources familiar with the details.
- The exchange followed nearly two years of negotiations involving the Biden administration and was described as a relatively sudden agreement.
- The Taliban's foreign ministry called the deal a good example of resolving issues through dialogue, highlighting their desire for normalized relations with the U.S.
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Taliban Say 2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Were Freed in Prisoner Exchange
WASHINGTON—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. The release of two Americans freed in the swap, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, was brokered before President Joe Biden left office Monday, according to a Trump administration official who was not authorized to com…
2 U.S. Men Freed In Afghanistan In Exchange For Taliban Serving Life In California
U.S. officials and media confirmed the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in exchange for a Taliban man imprisoned for life in California on drug and terrorism charges. Taliban leaders on January 21 identified Khan Mohammed, who was sentenced to two life terms in 2008, as the man released from the U.S. prison “as a result of long and fruitful negotiations” between Afghanistan and the United States. Afghanistan “views positively the act…
Two Americans freed in US-Taliban prisoner exchange
Two Americans, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, were freed in a prisoner exchange between the United States and the Taliban. The deal was brokered by former President Biden before he left office, a Trump administration official told the Associated Press. The two American citizens were exchanged for Khan Mohammed, who was sentenced to two terms…
Donald Trump White House celebrates release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Joe Biden
WASHINGTON — 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. The two Americans freed in the swap, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, was brokered before President Joe Biden left office Monday, according to a Trump administration official who was not authorized to comment publ…
US-Afghan prisoner swap: Two Americans freed in exchange for Taliban drug trafficker
Two Americans have been released in a prisoner swap between the United States and the Taliban in Afghanistan. In turn, the Americans released a Taliban prisoner who had been sentenced to life in prison in California for drug trafficking and terrorism...
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