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    2 Mins ReadJanuary 21, 2025

    US Frees Afghan Prisoner Khan Mohammad In Exchange Deal With Taliban

    By Festus AdeloyeJanuary 21, 2025No Comments2 Mins Read
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    The Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release by the United States of an Afghan 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 ministry said Mohammad had been serving a life sentence in the state of California after being arrested “almost two decades ago” in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar.

    Asked by AFP, the foreign ministry refused to provide further details or the number of American prisoners.

    The announcement comes the day after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, who during his first term in office presided over a deal with the Taliban that paved the way for the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 and their return to power.

    After Trump’s election win in November, the Taliban government had said it hoped for a “new chapter” in relations with the United States.

    The Taliban government on Tuesday called the exchange “a good example of resolving issues through dialogue, expressing special gratitude for the effective role of the brotherly country of Qatar in this regard”.

    “The Islamic Emirate views positively those actions of the United States that contribute to the normalisation and expansion of relations between the two countries,” it added, using the Taliban authorities’ name for their government.

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