Taliban, Afghanistan

White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has announced the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. In a statement Tuesday, the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not name the two U.S. citizens,
Taliban Warns Rubio Over Bounty Threat for Detained Americans
A Taliban envoy on Monday cautioned U.S. Secretary ... was brokered under the Biden administration before it left office. In return, the U.S. freed Khan Muhammad, a member of the militant group.
Rubio Threatens To Put ‘Very Big’ Bounty on Taliban Leaders After Reports of More Americans Than Previously Known Being Held in Afghanistan
Secretary of State Rubio is threatening Taliban leaders with a “very big” bounty after he heard that there are more Americans being held in Afghanistan than previously known. Mr. Rubio said in a post on X on Saturday that he was “just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has been reported.
Taliban ambassador warns Rubio against bounty threat over Americans detained in Afghanistan
A Taliban ambassador on Monday warned the new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio against making threats after saying he would place bounties on Afghanistan’s rulers for their continued detention
Fierce Taliban Warning to Marco Rubio After U.S. Bounty Proposal
The new U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has issued a stern warning to the Taliban, threatening to place a large bounty on their leaders. This statement came after Rubio claimed that the Taliban are holding more American hostages than reported.
Taliban issue chilling warning to new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio following bounty threats
The Taliban have issued a chilling warning to new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he threatened to place a bounty on their heads
US ready to put bounties on Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, Rubio warns
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened to put bounties on the heads of Afghanistan's Taliban leaders on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.
The Independent10d
Two Americans released by Taliban in final deal of Biden administration
The Taliban has released two American citizens in a prisoner exchange negotiated by the outgoing Biden administration, US media reports and the families of the two men said. The two Americans ...
New York Post4d
Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatens Taliban leadership with ‘VERY BIG’ bounty over hostages
Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened the heads of the Taliban with a “very big bounty ... in a deal struck in the finals days of the Biden administration. That deal excluded fellow ...
CNN9d
Two Americans held in Afghanistan traded for Taliban prisoner in final Biden deal delayed until Trump took office
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 ...
Washington Examiner10d
Trump revokes security clearances of Hunter Biden laptop letter signatories
President Donald Trump revoked the security clearances of the former intelligence officials who attempted to discredit the authenticity of the Hunter Biden laptop ahead of the 2020 election ...
Los Angeles Times9d
Trump White House celebrates release of two Americans freed in swap with Taliban brokered by Biden
The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul said the two U.S. citizens had been exchanged for Khan Mohammed, who was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment in 2008. Biden, who oversaw the ...
The New York Times1d
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Atlantic writer calls out dozens of intel officials rebuked by Trump after denying Hunter Biden laptop story
A writer from The Atlantic admitted dozens of intelligence officials "left the impression that they were on the Democratic team" by attempting to discredit the Hunter Biden laptop story.
Amnesty UK1d
Women in Afghanistan: The Back Story
In the last three decades, the country has been occupied by Soviet troops and US-led international forces, and in the years in between has been ruled by militant groups, including the infamously ...