2 Americans Freed by Taliban in Prisoner Swap

Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange
ISLAMABAD -- 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.
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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.
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Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released from Taliban custody, his family said.
2 Americans freed from Afghanistan in prisoner exchange, Taliban says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — 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.
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The deal was struck for Khan Mohammad, a member of the Taliban serving two life sentences in a U.S. prison on "narco-terrorism charges."
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