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CNN on MSN · 16h

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.

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

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.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

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.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Afghan prisoner in US custody freed in exchange for two Americans, Kabul says

An Afghan prisoner in U.S. custody was freed in exchange for two American citizens, authorities in Afghanistan said on Tuesday. The Afghan citizen, Khan Mohammad, had been sentenced to life imprisonment by U.

Trump, Afghan

Trump executive order threatens fate of Afghan refugees who helped the US, advocate warns

President Donald Trump’s executive order to suspend the US refugee program could leave at least 2,000 Afghans in limbo who had previously been approved to resettle in the US, a major Afghan advocacy organization is warning.

The New York Times · 1d

Trump’s Suspension of Refugee Admissions Puts Afghans at Risk, Advocate Says

The order “risks abandoning thousands of Afghan wartime allies” who worked with Americans before the Taliban takeover, the head of a resettlement group said.

Exclusive: Trump to pull nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees from flights, say US official, advocate

Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled under President Donald Trump's order suspending U.

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CNN ordered to pay $5M for defaming Navy veteran after Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan pullout

The jury awarded $5 million to security contractor Zachary Young and punitive damages were being discussed when CNN reached ...

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CNN settles with US Navy veteran after defamation verdict

CNN settled a lawsuit brought by a US Navy veteran over a 2021 segment on evacuations in Afghanistan on Friday, hours after a ...

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Taliban deputy urges leader to lift education bans on Afghan women and girls

A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no ...

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CNN found liable for defaming US Navy veteran who helped people evacuate Afghanistan

A Florida jury on Friday found TV news provider CNN liable for defaming a U.S. Navy veteran who helped evacuate people from ...

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Jury finds CNN defamed security consultant in Afghanistan evacuation report

CNN correspondent Alex Marquardt defended his story on Zachary Young, a security consultant who charged $14,000 or more to ...

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CNN found liable for $5 million in defamation trial against US Navy veteran over Afghanistan report

CNN found liable for $5 million in defamation trial against US Navy veteran over Afghanistan report - The jury awarded ...

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CNN defamation trial: Losing case expected but still a bad bruise for the network, insider says

A CNN employee says losing a high-profile defamation case this week might have been expected inside the network, but that ...

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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 ...

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