Families of American hostages held by the Taliban in Afghanistan have asked Joe Biden “to do the right thing” and bring the men home before he leaves office, after months of lobbying the outgoing president to broker a deal with the hardline Islamist regime.
President Joe Biden is reportedly trying to negotiate a hostage deal with the Taliban to bring home three Americans in exchange for an alleged Osama bin Laden associate who has been held in Guantanamo Bay since 2008.
The Yemeni men had been held at the infamous facility at the southeastern end of Cuba for more than two decades without charge. Two of them were alleged bodyguards for Osama Bin Laden.
The president has decided not to surrender Muhammad Rahim al Afghani, whom the U.S. alleges worked for Osama bin Laden, unless the Taliban turns over missing American Mahmoud Habibi.
Biden’s call with family members of Ryan Corbett, George Glezmann and Mahmood Habibi took place in the waning days of his administration.
The U.S. has reportedly launched prisoner-swap talks with the Taliban to bring home Americans ... an associate of the former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. Muhammad Rahim al Afghani has been ...
"The next terrorist attack will be 100 percent fully funded by the American taxpayer," Representative Tim Burchett said.
The US is seeking the return of three Americans in exchange for one Afghan high-profile prisoner. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Joe Bidens administration is in high-stakes negotiations with the Taliban, proposing the release of a senior al-Qaeda operative and close aide to Osama bin Laden. The deal aims to secure the freedom of American detainees held in Afghanistan.
The Taliban said they had been in talks with the Biden administration to exchange Afghans in U.S. custody for Americans detained in Afghanistan.
President Joe Biden is reportedly trying to negotiate a hostage deal with the Taliban to bring home three Americans in exchange for an alleged Osama bin Laden associate who has been held in ...
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