The Taliban Say They’re Ready to Release U.S. Prisoners. But Which Ones?

Scritto il 26/01/2026
da Elian Peltier and Adam Goldman

Top Afghan officials say they want two American detainees released “as soon as possible,” but the Trump administration says a third one should be included.Zabiullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesman, in 2021. In a recent interview with The New York Times, he expressed the Taliban’s desire to secure the release of an Afghan inmate at Guantánamo Bay.