American freed in prisoner swap with Taliban
President Joe Biden, who is in the U.K. to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, called Frerichs’s family on Monday morning to share the “good news.”
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President Joe Biden, who is in the U.K. to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, called Frerichs’s family on Monday morning to share the “good news.”
The family of U.S. veteran and contractor, Mark Frerichs, said he has been freed by the Taliban after over two years of imprisonment. His release appeared to be part of one of the most significant prisoner swaps to take place under the Biden administration.
The exchange is one of the most significant prisoner swaps to take place under the Biden administration.
American contractor Mark Frerichs, who was held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years, has been released in exchange for a convicted Taliban drug lord jailed in the United States, the White House said Monday
Bashir Noorzai, a drug lord and member of the Taliban, was exchanged for Illinois native Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran and civilian contractor kidnapped in...