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Afghan Taliban Announces Prisoner Swap With US: A Deal Brokered By Qatar
The Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release by the United States of an Afghan prisoner in exchange for US detainees.
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US, Afghanistan Carry Out Prisoner Swap After "Long Negotiations"
The Taliban handed an American navy veteran detained for more than two years to the United States today, in return for the release of a key ally, Afghanistan's foreign minister said.
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As Taliban Takes Over, Some Swap Iconic AK-47s For Made-In-America Rifles
Russian Kalashnikov AK-47 and its derivatives have long been the assault rifle of choice for militant groups because of their rugged design, but some Taliban terrorists are trading them in for captured U.S. guns as Afghanistan's government collapses.
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In A First, Afghanistan In Talks With Taliban For Prisoner Swap In Kabul
Afghan government representatives have met with the Taliban in Kabul for the first time to discuss a prisoner swap aimed at jump-starting a floundering peace process, officials said Wednesday.
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Taliban Shifted Western Hostages As Prisoner Swap Postponed: Report
A plan to swap two Western hostages with three Taliban prisoners has been postponed, an Afghan government official told Reuters on Friday, and Taliban sources said the group had moved the Westerners to a "new and safe place".
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Afghan Taliban Releases 3 Indian Hostages In Prisoner Swap Deal: Report
The Afghan Taliban said it has freed three Indian engineers held hostage for over a year in an exchange for securing the release of 11 of its members, including some high-ranking officials of the terrorist group, according to a media report on Monday.
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Revealed: Exact Role Of Ajit Doval In Masood Azhar's Release For IC 814
The release of terror mastermind Masood Azhar in 1999 in exchange for the 155 passengers held hostage on the hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814 is at the core of an electoral battle today, but many details of this swap remain secret.
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Al Qaeda Planning Kidnappings Of Westerners For Prisoner Swaps: Report
Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has appeared in an audio interview calling on fighters to take Western hostages and exchange them for jailed jihadists, the monitoring service SITE Intelligence Group said on Sunday.
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US in Discussion with Qatar Over 5 Taliban Figures: CIA chief
The United States is in discussions with Qatar on the status of five Taliban figures who may be free to return to Afghanistan a year after their release in a US prisoner swap, the head of the CIA said Sunday.
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US Launches Questioning of ex-Prisoner of War Bowe Bergdahl
US military investigators started questioning a former prisoner of war on Wednesday to determine how he entered Taliban captivity, after a contested prisoner swap for his release.
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US House Panel Condemns Obama for Prisoner Swap
A bitterly divided House panel has voted to condemn President Barack Obama for the May swap of five Taliban leaders for US Army Sgt Bowe Bergdahl, who was held prisoner in Afghanistan for five years.
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Former POW Bowe Bergdahl Moved to Outpatient Care: US Army
Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the American soldier freed in a swap with the Afghan Taliban, has been released from a Texas medical center and is now in outpatient care, the US Army said Sunday.
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Despite Bergdahl Swap, Peace Talks Still in Limbo
Even with the release of five Taliban detainees in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (boh BURG'-dahl), there are few indications the militant group will head into peace talks with the Afghan government anytime soon.
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Bowe Bergdahl to Return to US on Friday: Official
The American soldier released by Afghan insurgents in a swap with the Taliban will return to the United States on Friday after undergoing medical treatment at a military hospital in Germany, a US defense official said on Thursday.
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US Soldier Swap With Taliban Was 'Right Decision': Chuck Hagel
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel on Wednesday staunchly defended the swap of five Taliban detainees for US soldier Bowe Bergdahl, insisting it was the "right decision" despite the risks involved.
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Afghan Taliban Announces Prisoner Swap With US: A Deal Brokered By Qatar
The Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release by the United States of an Afghan prisoner in exchange for US detainees.
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US, Afghanistan Carry Out Prisoner Swap After "Long Negotiations"
The Taliban handed an American navy veteran detained for more than two years to the United States today, in return for the release of a key ally, Afghanistan's foreign minister said.
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As Taliban Takes Over, Some Swap Iconic AK-47s For Made-In-America Rifles
Russian Kalashnikov AK-47 and its derivatives have long been the assault rifle of choice for militant groups because of their rugged design, but some Taliban terrorists are trading them in for captured U.S. guns as Afghanistan's government collapses.
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In A First, Afghanistan In Talks With Taliban For Prisoner Swap In Kabul
Afghan government representatives have met with the Taliban in Kabul for the first time to discuss a prisoner swap aimed at jump-starting a floundering peace process, officials said Wednesday.
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Taliban Shifted Western Hostages As Prisoner Swap Postponed: Report
A plan to swap two Western hostages with three Taliban prisoners has been postponed, an Afghan government official told Reuters on Friday, and Taliban sources said the group had moved the Westerners to a "new and safe place".
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Afghan Taliban Releases 3 Indian Hostages In Prisoner Swap Deal: Report
The Afghan Taliban said it has freed three Indian engineers held hostage for over a year in an exchange for securing the release of 11 of its members, including some high-ranking officials of the terrorist group, according to a media report on Monday.
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Revealed: Exact Role Of Ajit Doval In Masood Azhar's Release For IC 814
The release of terror mastermind Masood Azhar in 1999 in exchange for the 155 passengers held hostage on the hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814 is at the core of an electoral battle today, but many details of this swap remain secret.
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Al Qaeda Planning Kidnappings Of Westerners For Prisoner Swaps: Report
Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has appeared in an audio interview calling on fighters to take Western hostages and exchange them for jailed jihadists, the monitoring service SITE Intelligence Group said on Sunday.
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US in Discussion with Qatar Over 5 Taliban Figures: CIA chief
The United States is in discussions with Qatar on the status of five Taliban figures who may be free to return to Afghanistan a year after their release in a US prisoner swap, the head of the CIA said Sunday.
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US Launches Questioning of ex-Prisoner of War Bowe Bergdahl
US military investigators started questioning a former prisoner of war on Wednesday to determine how he entered Taliban captivity, after a contested prisoner swap for his release.
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US House Panel Condemns Obama for Prisoner Swap
A bitterly divided House panel has voted to condemn President Barack Obama for the May swap of five Taliban leaders for US Army Sgt Bowe Bergdahl, who was held prisoner in Afghanistan for five years.
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Former POW Bowe Bergdahl Moved to Outpatient Care: US Army
Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the American soldier freed in a swap with the Afghan Taliban, has been released from a Texas medical center and is now in outpatient care, the US Army said Sunday.
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Despite Bergdahl Swap, Peace Talks Still in Limbo
Even with the release of five Taliban detainees in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (boh BURG'-dahl), there are few indications the militant group will head into peace talks with the Afghan government anytime soon.
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Bowe Bergdahl to Return to US on Friday: Official
The American soldier released by Afghan insurgents in a swap with the Taliban will return to the United States on Friday after undergoing medical treatment at a military hospital in Germany, a US defense official said on Thursday.
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US Soldier Swap With Taliban Was 'Right Decision': Chuck Hagel
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel on Wednesday staunchly defended the swap of five Taliban detainees for US soldier Bowe Bergdahl, insisting it was the "right decision" despite the risks involved.
