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.
U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says
The Taliban said they had been in talks with the Biden administration to exchange Afghans in U.S. custody for Americans detained in Afghanistan.
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.
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.
Upstate NY man freed by Taliban in prisoner exchange after more than 2 years
An Upstate New York man has been freed by Taliban after more than two years. The family of Ryan Corbett, a U.S. citizen from the Livingston County village of Dansville, confirmed Tuesday that he was one of two Americans released in a prisoner exchange between the United States and the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul.
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US-Taliban Prisoner Exchange Finalized After 6 Months of Talks
The Taliban described the agreement as a constructive demonstration of resolving disputes through dialogue. The swap comes ...
Russian GRU Offered $200K 'Bounties' for Every Dead American: Report
The GRU reportedly paid the militant group $200,000 for each killed coalition soldier and smaller amounts for Afghan troops.
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Biden called families of 3 Americans held by Taliban to tell them he hasn't reached deal to free them
President Biden spoke by phone Sunday with the families of three Americans held by the Taliban, Ryan Corbett, George Glezmann ...
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.
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Taliban announces release of two U.S. citizens in Qatar-brokered prisoner swap deal
Khan Mohammad, an Afghan detainee held in the U.S., was exchanged for American nationals William McKenty and Ryan Corbett in ...
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Q&A: CIA Chief on how the U.S. intel community handled Russia, China and Mideast
During his four years at the helm of the Central Intelligence Agency, William Burns has witnessed firsthand a dizzying ...
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Will the new Administration bring new opportunity on Afghanistan?
Cipher Brief Expert and former Deputy Director of CIA for South and Central Asia Dave Pitts shares insights on opportunities with Afghanistan ...
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US, Taliban in talks to swap detainees, WSJ reports
He was kept in a secret CIA "black site," where he was subjected to tough interrogation methods, including extensive sleep deprivation, and then sent to Guantanamo Bay in March 2008, the report said ...
CIA employee pleads guilty over leak of classified Israeli plans
A CIA employee who was accused of leaking classified documents about Israel's plans to strike Iran pleaded guilty on Friday ...