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The Taliban Release A US Citizen From Afghan Prison

Deputy spokesperson for Taliban Foreign Ministry, Zia Ahmad Takal, identified the US citizen who was freed from an Afghan prison on Sunday as Amir Amiri.

Islamabad: The Taliban on Sunday freed a U.S. citizen from an Afghan prison, weeks after they said they had reached an agreement with U.S. envoys on a prisoner exchange as part of an effort to normalize relations. The deputy spokesperson for the Taliban Foreign Ministry, Zia Ahmad Takal, identified the man as Amir Amiri. He did not say when Amiri was detained, why, or where.

An official with knowledge of the release said Amiri had been detained in Afghanistan since December 2024 and was on his way back to the U.S. The official spoke on condition o

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