2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap

 

Washington D.C. – NY Times, January 21, 2025

In exchange, the Biden administration released an Afghan man convicted on narcotics charges in 2008.

In one of its final acts, the Biden administration secured the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in a prisoner swap for a Taliban member imprisoned in the United States on narcotics charges.

The Taliban government freed Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty in exchange for Khan Mohammed, who was released from a U.S. federal prison.

Mr. Biden issued a conditional commutation to Mr. Mohammed before he left office, though officials did not disclose the order until Mr. McKenty and Mr. Corbett were free.

Mr. Corbett’s case had received public attention. Earlier this month, his wife, Anna, visited with Donald J. Trump in Mar-a-Lago and had a call with President Joseph R. Biden Jr. His family released a statement after midnight on Tuesday praising both the Trump administration and the Biden administration for making the exchange.

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