Two Americans have been freed in a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Afghanistan’s Taliban in exchange for a Taliban figure, officials said Tuesday.

The Taliban's Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not name the two US citizens, but said they were exchanged for Khan Muhammad, who was arrested in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar two decades ago and has been serving a life sentence in a California prison.

An Afghan prisoner serving a life sentence in the U.S. is freed in exchange for two Americans, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty. The exchange, facilitated by Qatar, took place in the final hours of the Biden administration.

The Taliban government in Afghanistan announced on Tuesday the release of two American citizens as part of a prisoner exchange. The Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not disclose the identities of the Americans but confirmed that they were exchanged for Khan Muhammad.

Afghanistan’s Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not name the two

The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not name the two U.S. citizens, but said they were exchanged for Khan Muhammad, who was arrested in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar two ...

Two Americans being held in Afghanistan have been freed by the Taliban in exchange for a “violent jihadist and narcotics trafficker” serving life in California — just hours after President Trump was back in the White House,

KABUL — The Taliban government said on Tuesday it had released two US citizens from prison in return for an Afghan fighter held in the United States, in a deal brokered by Qatar.

The Taliban Government in Afghanistan has announced the release of two detained Americans in a prisoner swap deal with the United States, media reports said. The Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul did not name the US citizens but said they were exchanged for Khan Mohammad,

The spokesman said that at the time around 1.4 million Afghan refugees are living in different cities of Pakistan. He said the voluntary repatriating Afghan refugees will get 200 dollars each on reaching Qandahar, Nangarhar and Kabul.

A Chinese citizen was "murdered" in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, the Taliban provincial police said on Wednesday, adding that a preliminary investigation had been launched.

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.