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The United States and the Taliban have completed a prisoner swap, Afghanistan's foreign minister said Monday, with an American navy veteran traded for a ke..

Kabul: An American navy veteran was exchanged for a crucial ally in a prisoner swap between the United States and the Taliban, the fore... | News Track

The Taliban confirmed the arrival in Afghanistan of heroin "kingpin" Bashir Noorzai, a warlord traded for American engineer Mark Frerichs.

American navy veteran Mark Frerichs was exchanged for warlord and drug smuggler Bashar Noorzai on Monday.

"The Noorzai deal was a long time coming," retired Special Forces officer Jason Amerine, who led efforts to free detained soldier Bowe Bergdahl, told Newsweek.

Mark Frerichs was working as a civil engineer on construction projects in Afghanistan when he was “taken hostage”.

Biden said it was a ‘priority’ to ensure US navy veteran Mark Frerichs is given space to transition back into society.

Mark Frerichs has been detained in Afghanistan since 2020.

KABUL - An American navy veteran detained in Afghanistan since 2020 was released in exchange for a Taliban ally imprisoned in the US for heroin smuggling, US and Afghan officials announced Monday.

An American navy veteran detained in Afghanistan since 2020 was released by the Taliban on Monday in exchange for an ally who spent 17 years in a US jail for heroin smuggling, Afghanistan’s foreign minister said