Afghan Taliban Government Announces Prisoner Swap with US

The Taliban government announced on Tuesday, 21st January, the release by the United States of an Afghanistan prisoner in exchange for US detainees, saying the deal was brokered by Qatar.

“An Afghan fighter, Khan Mohammad, imprisoned in America, has been released in exchange for American citizens and returned to the country,” the Afghan foreign ministry said in a statement.

The statement added that Mohammad had been serving a life sentence after being arrested “almost two decades ago.”

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