Afghan Taliban member freed from US custody in exchange for two Americans, Kabul says
The United States has freed an Afghan convicted by an American court on charges of drug smuggling and terrorism in exchange for two U.S. citizens held in Afghanistan, authorities in Kabul said on Tuesday.
Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange
ISLAMABAD -- 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.
2 American prisoners exchanged for Afghan
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.
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,
Taliban releases 2 Americans in prisoner swap
Afghanistan's Taliban government released 2 Americans in a prisoner exchange on Tuesday. John Rich has called out his fellow country artists who support President Donald Trump but have remained publicly silent on the matter,
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Time for a more realistic approach to Afghanistan
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Ali Reza Asahi, World Champion and Two-Time Gold Medalist, passes away in Kabul
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Trump moves to close Pentagon office focused on curbing civilian deaths
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