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 Media Line1d
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 ...
CBS News on MSN10d
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.
dohanews2d
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 ...
UPI8d
In warning about China, CIA director nominee praises technology but says human intelligence vital
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, asked how Ratcliffe would improve recent CIA miscues that failed to predict the Hamas attack ...
KNPR13d
Q&A: The CIA chief on how the U.S. intel community handled Russia, China and Mideast
Early in his tenure, in the summer of 2021, he flew to Kabul to negotiate with the Taliban over the U.S. withdrawal from ...
Newsweek9d
Russian GRU Offered $200K 'Bounties' for Every Dead American: Report
Overall, the Taliban received $30 million ... the NDS rounded up Afghan couriers working for Unit 29155. Six former CIA officers who analyzed the intelligence on the GRU's operations in ...
New York Post11d
Biden spoke with families of Americans detained in Afghanistan, White House says
The Taliban, which denies holding Habibi ... said he was arrested in Pakistan in June 2007 and “rendered” to the CIA the following month. He was kept in a secret CIA “black site,” where ...
AOL8d
Families of Americans held by Taliban plead with Biden to ‘do the right thing’
The Taliban has confirmed it is holding two of the ... he was arrested in Pakistan in June 2007 and “rendered” to the CIA the following month. He was kept in a secret CIA “black site ...
Afghan refugees feel 'betrayed' by Trump order blocking move to US
Several Afghans tell the BBC the US has "turned its back" on them, despite years of working alongside Americans in Afghanistan.