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.
Two Americans freed in prisoner exchange with Taliban just before Trump takes office
The deal was struck for Khan Mohammad, a member of the Taliban serving two life sentences in a U.S. prison on "narco-terrorism charges."
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.
Two Americans released from Afghanistan in deal struck in Biden’s final hours in office
Ryan Corbett, an American detained in Afghanistan, was released amid the U.S. presidential transition, according to his family.
Afghan Taliban member freed from US custody in exchange for two Americans, Kabul says
Released Afghan was a member of Taliban found guilty of narco-terrorism charges: U.S. DOJ records Ryan Corbett, NGO worker, detained in Afghanistan in 2022, among released Americans: family Exchange a result of "long and productive" negotiations with Washington,
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,
Trump White House celebrates release of two Americans freed in swap with Taliban brokered by Biden
The swap that freed two Americans was brokered before President Biden left office Monday, according to a Trump administration official.
Biden’s best foreign policy decision started with telling the truth
Biden was the first president in 20 years to tell the American people the truth about the war. Even Trump, who signed the ...
White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar
A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure ...
Gaza ceasefire deal close after ‘breakthrough’ in Doha
A deal would cap over a year of stop-start talks, and include hostage releases and phased withdrawals Negotiators will meet ...
Netanyahu and Biden discuss progress in Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with US President Joe Biden about the progress in negotiations for a ...
Biden spoke with Netanyahu as US officials race to reach hostage, cease-fire deal
President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as U.S. officials race to reach a Gaza ...
To secure Gaza ceasefire, dealmakers overcame enemies' deep distrust
President Joe Biden, center, with Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Sec. of State Anthony Blinken, right, speaks at the ...
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Gaza ceasefire deal 'closer than ever' after 'breakthrough' in Doha
Joe Biden said an agreement was 'on the brink' of being sealed as officials indicate negotiations are in 'advanced stages' ...
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Hamas accepts Gaza peace deal as Israeli official says agreement is close but 'not there yet'
Talks between Israeli and Hamas representatives resumed in the Qatari capital Doha yesterday, after US President Joe Biden indicated a deal to stop the fighting was "on the brink" on Monday.
Biden, Netanyahu discuss Gaza cease-fire negotiations
U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel spoke Sunday, their two offices said, as the White ...
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Biden says Gaza deal based on his framework while Trump claims credit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump both claimed ... Trump had dispatched ...
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Hang the J6 Pardons Around Trump’s Neck
How’s Trump’s honeymoon period going? Is he enjoying a wave of well wishes as he begins his new term? Are Americans giving him the benefit of the doubt? According to the poll aggregator at ...