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Afghanistan, Taliban and Guantanamo Bay

U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says

The Taliban said they had been in talks with the Biden administration to exchange Afghans in U.S. custody for Americans detained in Afghanistan.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

US in negotiations with Taliban to swap Americans in Afghanistan for prisoner in Guantanamo

The Biden administration reportedly has been negotiating with the Taliban to swap three Americans being held in Afghanistan for a Guantanamo Bay prisoner.

CNN · 19h

US offered to swap Guantanamo prisoner to free detained Americans in Afghanistan

The US offered to trade a Guantanamo Bay prisoner in exchange for the release of three Americans held in Afghanistan, a source familiar told CNN.

Daily Caller on MSN · 19h

Biden Reportedly In Negotiations With Taliban To Bring Home Americans Detained For Years

President Joe Biden is currently in negotiations with the Taliban in an effort to bring home several Americans who have been detained in Afghanistan for years, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

Yahoo · 21h

White House reportedly negotiating with Taliban to swap Americans for alleged bin Laden ally held in Guantanamo Bay

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.

England have 'power' to boycott Afghanistan match

Reuters · 1d

UK politicians urge England to boycott Afghanistan cricket match over treatment of women

A group of British lawmakers urged England to boycott their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan next month, saying the country's cricket board (ECB) needed to take a stand against the Taliban's crackdown on women.

BBC on MSN · 16h

England have 'power' to boycott Afghanistan match - MP

England's men's players have the "power" to make their own stand and refuse to play Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy, says Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi.

The Indian Express · 8h

UK politicians want England cricket team to abandon match vs Afghanistan in Champions Trophy due to Taliban’s restrictions on women

A set of politicians in the United Kingdom urged the England Cricket Board to abandon their match against Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 citing restrictions over women by the Taliban. In a letter signed by more than 160 lawmakers, the officials wanted the England players to speak out against the treatment of women in Afghanistan.

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Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalate amid border clashes

Pakistan carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, which Islamabad blames for harboring extremists who have been waging an ...

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US Inadvertently Funding the Taliban, Republican Says

"The next terrorist attack will be 100 percent fully funded by the American taxpayer," Representative Tim Burchett said.

Afghanistan hires Younis Khan as team mentor for Champions Trophy in Pakistan

Afghanistan has hired former Pakistan captain Younis Khan as a mentor for its cricket team at next month’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

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US, Taliban in talks to swap detainees, WSJ reports

The Biden administration is negotiating with Afghanistan to exchange Americans detained in the country for at least one ...

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The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women

The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women, the latest crackdown on women’s rights since they took power in August 2021. The ...

Farage and Corbyn among 160 MPs calling for ECB to boycott Afghanistan over ‘sex apartheid’

Over 160 parliamentarians have signed a letter demanding that the England and Wales Cricket Board boycott next month’s ...

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Keir Starmer calls on ICC to 'deliver own rules' amid Afghanistan boycott row

Keir Starmer, the UK prime minister, has called on the ICC to "deliver on their own rules" when it comes to women's rights in ...

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Taliban Militants Say They Will Target Pakistan Army-Owned Firms

Militants belonging to Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan or TTP said they will now target local businesses, including listed firms, ...

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