2 Americans freed by Taliban in prisoner exchange

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 amid ongoing tensions between the two parties, with Kabul-based sources revealing that the Taliban still holds at least five US citizens.
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Two Americans remain in Taliban custody following prisoner exchange
While the release of Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty is to be celebrated, Americans Mahmood Habibi and George Glezmann remain in Taliban custody.
Americans freed in Afghanistan-U.S. prisoner swap, Taliban says
Americans Ryan Corbett and William W. McKenty III were freed, their families said. The Taliban said Khan Mohammed, an Afghan serving a life sentence in California, was released.
Two Americans freed in US-Taliban prisoner exchange
Two Americans, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, were freed in a prisoner exchange between the United States and the Taliban. The deal was brokered by former President Biden before he left office, a Trump administration official told the Associated Press.
Upstate NY man freed by Taliban in prisoner exchange after more than 2 years
An Upstate New York man has been freed by Taliban after more than two years. The family of Ryan Corbett, a U.S. citizen from the Livingston County village of Dansville, confirmed Tuesday that he was one of two Americans released in a prisoner exchange between the United States and the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul.
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U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says
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