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Afghan Taliban govt announces prisoner swap with US
Greenwatch Desk
World News
2025-01-21, 1:18pm
KABUL, Jan 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release by the United States of an Afghan prisoner in exchange for US detainees, saying the deal was brokered by Qatar.
"An Afghan fighter Khan Mohammad imprisoned in America has been released in exchange for American citizens and returned to the country," the Afghan foreign ministry said in a statement, adding Mohammad had been serving a life sentence after being arrested "almost two decades ago".