U.S. confirms release of American from Afghanistan

The United States on Monday confirmed the release of American engineer Mark Frerichs in exchange for senior Taliban figure Haji Bashir Noorzai, a senior Biden administration official said on Monday.

Biden granted clemency to Noorzai after he spent 17 years in U.S. government custody, the official said.

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