Taliban delays secret prisoner swap to please Trump
A secret Guantanamo Bay prisoner swap has been stalled by Taliban officials wanting to curry favour with Donald Trump. Afghan government officials are discussing delaying the exchange until the president-elect takes office later this month, sources told The Telegraph.
US in negotiations with Taliban to swap Americans in Afghanistan for prisoner in Guantanamo
The Biden administration reportedly has been negotiating with the Taliban to swap three Americans being held in Afghanistan for a Guantanamo Bay prisoner.
US, Taliban in Talks to Swap Detainees, WSJ Reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is negotiating with Afghanistan to exchange Americans detained in the country for at least one high-profile prisoner held in Guantanamo Bay with alleged ties to former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says
The Taliban said they had been in talks with the Biden administration to exchange Afghans in U.S. custody for Americans detained in Afghanistan.
U.S. Presses for Release of Americans Held in Afghanistan
The White House has discussed a possible swap with the Taliban for a prisoner at Guantánamo Bay, according to people familiar with the matter.
US offered to swap Guantanamo prisoner to free detained Americans in Afghanistan
The US offered to trade a Guantanamo Bay prisoner in exchange for the release of three Americans held in Afghanistan, a source familiar told CNN.
White House reportedly negotiating with Taliban to swap Americans for alleged bin Laden ally held in Guantanamo Bay
President Joe Biden is reportedly trying to negotiate a hostage deal with the Taliban to bring home three Americans in exchange for an alleged Osama bin Laden associate who has been held in Guantanamo Bay since 2008.
US Inadvertently Funding the Taliban, Republican Says
"The next terrorist attack will be 100 percent fully funded by the American taxpayer," Representative Tim Burchett said.
India-Taliban talks: Region in flux and 5 reasons behind Delhi’s decision to engage Kabul
While there is no move yet to grant official recognition to the Taliban government, this is an effort by India to secure its ...
Taliban say India is a 'significant regional partner' after meeting
The Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a "significant regional and economic partner" after meeting with its most ...
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Russia paid Taliban $200,000 per killed US, coalition soldier, media investigation says
The joint media investigation sheds fresh details on reports of Russia-sponsored killings of U.S. soldiers that first ...
Visas for Afghan students, patients: What Taliban wants from India
In the first high-level talks since the Taliban’s Kabul takeover, the Indian foreign ministry engaged with the Afghanistan regime in Dubai on Wednesday. The Taliban says it has urged New Delhi to ...
Grant visa to Afghan students, patients and businessmen, Taliban urge India
Hafiz Zia Ahmad, deputy spokesperson for the Afghanistan Foreign Ministry, in a series of posts on X, said the request for ...
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Taliban call India a 'significant partner'
The Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a "significant regional and economic partner" after meeting with its most ...
Taliban bans windows to stop women from being seen at home
Buildings should not have windows looking into places where women could be sitting or standing, Taliban leader orders ...
South Africa sports minister joins calls for Afghanistan cricket boycott
South Africa Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said he supported calls for a boycott of Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy in ...