NBC News5d
Two Americans released from Afghanistan in deal struck in Biden’s final hours in office
The U.S. secured the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in former President Joe Biden’s final hours in office in exchange for the release of an Afghan Taliban member in U.S. custody ...
Voice of America2d
Afghan pilot faces uncertainty following Trump’s suspension of refugee arrivals
VOA Pakistan Bureau Chief Sarah Zaman reports from Islamabad that Afghan refugees awaiting resettlement in the U.S. face an uncertain future. Camera: Wajid Asad. Video editor: Ali Hussain.
ABC News5d
2 Americans freed from Afghanistan in prisoner swap, family and Taliban say
Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released. Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released from Taliban custody in a prisoner swap ...
The New York Times4d
I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Taliban Leader for Persecution of Afghan Women and Girls
Karim Khan said that a crime against humanity was being committed by top officials against “Afghan women and girls, as well as the LGBTQI+ community.” By Marlise Simons The chief prosecutor of ...
Fox News6d
Mark Milley pardoned: General at center of Afghanistan withdrawal predicted it wouldn't be a Saigon moment
Mark Milley on Monday, capping off a presidency marred by the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021. Milley accepted the pardon, saying in a statement he does not want to spend the remainder of ...
The Straits Times3d
What are the Taliban's curbs on Afghan women?
ISLAMABAD - Since seizing power in 2021, Afghanistan's Taliban administration has rolled back hard-fought rights won by Afghan women and girls during two decades of rule by American-backed ...
Reuters3d
Germany planning another deportation flight to Afghanistan, newspaper says
FRANKFURT, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Germany is planning to fly a group of convicted criminals of Afghan nationality to ... hail Hamas 4:45 PM UTC · Updated ago Middle Eastcategory Israel orders ...
CNN5d
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 ...
Reuters5d
Afghan Taliban member freed from US custody in exchange for two Americans, Kabul says
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 ...
CNN5d
Trump executive order threatens fate of Afghan refugees who helped the US, advocate warns
President Donald Trump’s executive order to suspend the US refugee program could leave at least 2,000 Afghans in limbo who had previously been approved to resettle in the US, a major Afghan ...
Erie Times-News2d
Trump refugee resettlement pause order causes 'distress, hardship' for some Erie Afghans
President Donald Trump's executive order suspending refugee resettlement programs has created uncertainty for Afghan families hoping to reunite in Erie. The suspension raises concerns about the ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel6d
Afghan Taliban government swaps prisoners with US
The Taliban government said Tuesday it had released two American citizens from prison in return for an Afghan fighter held in the United States, in a deal brokered by Qatar. Outgoing US president ...