Moscow has courted relations with the Taliban since they seized power in Afghanistan after the United States' chaotic withdrawal in 2021.

The daughter of Barbie and Peter Reynolds who have been detained by the Taliban has said an American woman who was arrested alongside them was dragged 'kicking and screaming' away from them

US President Donald Trump's homeland security chief on Wednesday visited the mega-prison in El Salvador where hundreds of Venezuelan migrants have been deported under contested legal grounds.Trump invoked rarely used US wartime legislation in mid-March to bypass traditional deportation procedures and quickly flew 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador.

a Taliban member who was serving a life sentence for narco-terrorism in a US prison. That agreement was also facilitated by Qatar, which hosted several rounds of US negotiations with the Taliban ...

The US has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani known for orchestrating deadly attacks. This follows the Taliban’s release of US citizen George Glezmann.

The move comes days after US officials met with the Taliban government to secure the release of an American tourist.

The exchange differs from the release of two other Americans freed earlier this year, including Ryan Corbett and William Mckenty, who were released in exchange for a Taliban member in U.S. custody ...

U.S. officials released Khan Mohammed, a member of the Taliban who had been imprisoned for life in California on charges of drug trafficking and terrorism. Mr. Biden gave a conditional commutation ...