Taliban exchange prisoners with the US
Afghanistan's ruling group, the Taliban, has agreed to a prisoner exchange with the United States after long negotiations. The foreign minister of the Taliban government, Amir Khan Muttaki, said that the prisoner exchange process between the two countries has already been completed. News from NDTV.
On Monday (September 19), Amir Khan Muttaki said that Mark Frerichs was handed over to the United States at Kabul Airport today. In return we brought back Haji Bashar.
Mark Frerichs is a veteran United States Navy officer. He was imprisoned in Afghanistan for more than two years. On the other hand, Haji Bashar was known as Afghanistan's drug lord. He is a staunch supporter of the Taliban. He worked as a spy for the Taliban in the United States. However, Haji Bashar was caught by the US administration and was imprisoned in the US.
