Taliban, Afghanistan

'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 determination."
Taliban announce the release of 2 Americans held in Afghanistan in a prisoner exchange
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has announced the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan's Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange.
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 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.
2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap
In one of its final acts, the Biden administration secured the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in a prisoner swap for a Taliban member imprisoned in the United States on narcotics charges.
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 imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday.
Western New Yorker freed after being held hostage by Taliban for 2 years
After more than two years of being detained by the Taliban, Western New Yorker Ryan Corbett is finally coming home after being freed. Corbett will soon be reunited with his wife and their three children.
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News Wrap: American Ryan Corbett released from Afghanistan in prisoner swap with Taliban
In our news wrap Tuesday, a prisoner swap between the U.S. and the Taliban secured the release of American Ryan Corbett from ...
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Family attorney, lawmakers react to Ryan Corbett being freed by the Taliban
After nearly 900 days in captivity, Ryan Corbett has been freed by the Taliban in a prisoner exchange. The Dansville native ...
Two Americans released from Afghanistan in deal struck in Biden’s final hours in office
Ryan Corbett and William McKenty were freed in exchange for an Afghan Taliban member who had been serving a life sentence in ...
2 Americans freed from Afghanistan in prisoner swap, family and Taliban say
Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released from Taliban custody, his family said.
Ryan Corbett, a New York dad, freed by Taliban in prisoner exchange with U.S.
An Upstate New York man has been freed by Taliban after more than two years.
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Ryan Corbett released after nearly 900 days in Taliban captivity
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Louisville-connected man, Ryan Corbett, is returning home after being wrongfully detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for nearly two-and-a-half years. His release marks ...
2 Americans held in Afghanistan freed in Taliban prisoner exchange hours into Trump’s presidency
Ryan Corbett and William McKenty were en route back to the United States early Tuesday in exchange for Khan Mohammed, the ...
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.