In a significant diplomatic development, two Americans detained in Afghanistan have been released in a prisoner exchange with the Taliban. This exchange occurred in the final hours of former President Joe Biden’s administration.

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

We celebrate the release of Ryan Corbett and William McKenty who will soon reunited with their families and loved ones,” National Security spokesperson Brian Hughes said in a statement.

In the very last hours of President Joe Biden’s time in office, a prisoner exchange years in the making was finally struck: the Taliban agreed to swap two Americans being held in Afghanistan for one Taliban member serving a life sentence in a US prison.

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."

Ryan Corbett, an American detained in Afghanistan, was released amid the U.S. presidential transition, according to his family.

Released Afghan was a member of Taliban found guilty of narco-terrorism charges: U.S. DOJ records Ryan Corbett, NGO worker, detained in Afghanistan in 2022, among released Americans: family Exchange a result of "long and productive" negotiations with Washington,

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