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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.

CNN on MSN · 1d

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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange

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.

Afghanistan, Chinese citizen

Associated Press · 23h

The Taliban say a Chinese national has been killed in northeastern Afghanistan

An Afghan police official says a Chinese citizen has been killed in the country's northeast. The killing of foreigners is rare in Afghanistan, especially since the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2021.

U.S. News & World Report · 3h

Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Chinese National Killed in Afghanistan

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Chinese national in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, in a post on its Telegram channel late on Wednesday. Afghan police in the province had said on Wednesday that a Chinese citizen was murdered and a preliminary investigation had been launched,

Barron's · 20h

Chinese Mine Worker Killed In IS-claimed Attack In Afghanistan

Police said Wednesday a Chinese mine worker was killed in an attack in Afghanistan which the Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for, as the Taliban government attempts to project an image of security to encourage investment from Beijing.

'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 ...

Observer1d

Afghanistan’s Art Scene Weighs in On Taliban Move to Ban Images of Living Things

Despite the Taliban’s attempts to erase the nation’s cultural identity, Afghan artists are hopeful that art can outlive even ...

CNN23d

The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women

The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women, the latest crackdown on women’s rights since they took power in August 2021. The ...

The Daily Telegraph23d

Afghan Taliban’s attacks on Pakistan raise fears of all-out war

Islamist group warns Islamabad not to ‘underestimate our capabilities’ as it dispatches battalions of fighters to the border The Afghan Taliban has launched a wave of artillery strikes against ...

Between hostile hosts and crisis-hit Afghanistan, refugees forced to return to Taliban-ruled homeland suffer

The rights of the people being sent back to Taliban– sometimes at a rate of 2,000 people per day– are in a precarious ...

Scripps News on MSN6h

New photo shows American released from Afghanistan after 2022 imprisonment

A new image released Wednesday shows one of one of the Americans released just this week after being held in Afghanistan.

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Claims that the United States is sending taxpayer money to the Taliban need context

The U.S. government doesn’t send funds directly to the Taliban, but it has acknowledged that the terrorist group has ...

Middle East Institute16h

Time for a more realistic approach to Afghanistan

Normalizing regular contacts and building relationships with the Taliban leadership can offer a more effective way to hold ...

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