Coverage dated December 19, 2022 to December 20, 2022

US: Taliban Release 2 Americans in 'Goodwill Gesture'

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The Taliban have released two Americans held in Afghanistan in what appeared to be a “goodwill gesture," State Department spokesman Ned Price said.

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Military.com
US: Taliban Release 2 Americans in 'Goodwill Gesture' (opens Military.com)
Published Dec 20, 2022
Military.com's feed description
The Taliban have released two Americans held in Afghanistan in what appeared to be a “goodwill gesture," State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
NBC News
Taliban releases 2 Americans who were detained in Afghanistan (opens NBC News)
Published Dec 19, 2022
NBC News's feed description
The release of the Americans is not a prisoner swap, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.
UPI
Taliban releases two Americans, State Department says (opens UPI)
Published Dec 19, 2022
UPI's feed description
The Taliban released two Americans being held in Afghanistan, State Department spokesman Ned Price said Tuesday.
Al Jazeera
Taliban release two detained Americans in ‘goodwill gesture’ (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Dec 19, 2022
Al Jazeera's feed description
The release was revealed on the same day the Taliban banned women from attending universities in Afghanistan.
CBS News
Taliban releases two Americans detained in Afghanistan (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 19, 2022
CBS News's feed description
"They will soon be reunited with their loved ones, and we are absolutely gratified to see that," said a State Department spokesperson.
Fox News
Taliban release two Americans in 'goodwill gesture' after US condemns treatment of Afghan women (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 20, 2022
Fox News's feed description
Two American prisoners jailed in Afghanistan are being released by the Taliban in what State Department spokesperson Ned Price called an apparent "goodwill gesture."
France 24
Taliban free two Americans in 'goodwill gesture': US (opens France 24)
Published Dec 20, 2022
France 24's feed description
The Taliban have freed two Americans in detention in Afghanistan, the State Department said Tuesday, on the same day that the militant regime faced condemnation for banning women at universities.

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