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The Taliban has released U.S. citizen Amir Amiri from an Afghan prison, the latest diplomatic breakthrough in ongoing prisoner exchange negotiations.

Qatar facilitated the release, marking the fifth American freed from Afghan detention this year through the Gulf nation’s security partnership efforts.

Additional Americans remain detained in Afghanistan, including businessman Mahmood Habibi, who has been held for more than three years.

ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban government Sunday freed a U.S. citizen from prison, weeks after it said it had reached an agreement with U.S. envoys on a prisoner exchange as part of an effort to normalize relations.

The deputy spokesperson for t

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