ISLAMABAD -- The Taliban said they freed on Tuesday an American and an Australian hostage held since 2016 in exchange for three top Taliban figures who were released by the Kabul government and flown ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amir Amiri, an American citizen detained nine months ago in Afghanistan, was released Sunday and is on his way back to the United ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Marin County, California man who became known as the "American Taliban" after his capture on an Afghanistan battlefield in late 2001 has been released from prison. John Walker ...

June 23, 2025 REUTERS / 2021 Taliban forces keep watch inside Kabul, Afghanistan. WASHINGTON >> The U.S. on Monday announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the location and ...

An American man who was abducted by the Taliban more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan was released as part of a deal struck by the Trump administration, the State Department said ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have detained several British citizens and an American, including a former freelance television journalist who has been coming to Afghanistan for more ...

Mujahid said the Taliban were holding only two US citizens and denied American claims that Afghan-American Mahmood Shah Habibi was among those detained.

Amir Amiri, an American citizen detained nine months ago in Afghanistan, was released Sunday and is on his way back to the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced. "Today we welcome ...