Taliban, Joe Biden

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.
Families of Americans held by Taliban plead with Biden to ‘do the right thing’
Families of American hostages held by the Taliban in Afghanistan have asked Joe Biden “to do the right thing” and bring the men home before he leaves office, after months of lobbying the outgoing president to broker a deal with the hardline Islamist regime.
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 and Mahmood Habibi.
Taliban announce the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in a prisoner exchange
Afghanistan's Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. The Taliban's Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not name the two U.S. citizens, but said they were exchanged for Khan Muhammad,
Two Americans Freed by Taliban in Prisoner Swap
The last-minute deal was the final capstone in Biden’s campaign to release dozens of Americans detained abroad.
Taliban says 2 Americans freed in prisoner swap with U.S., and Ryan Corbett's family says he's one of them
Afghanistan's Taliban government announced the release of 2 Americans in a prisoner exchange. Ryan Corbett's family says he's one of them.
American held in Afghanistan has been released, his family says
The Taliban had confirmed they were holding Ryan Corbett, who was arrested in August 2022 and whom the State Department had classified as wrongfully detained.
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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U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says
The Taliban leader, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because ... According to a 2014 Senate report, the CIA subjected Rahim, who was captured in Pakistan, to “enhanced” interrogation ...
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Q&A: The 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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US, Taliban in talks to swap detainees
The Biden administration is negotiating with Afghanistan to exchange Americans detained in the country for at least one ...
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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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Brewing US-Taliban proximity and Pakistan
In December 2022, through an article, I had inquired the state of Pakistan who we can blame for terrorism in Pakistan while ...