A United States citizen abducted by the Taliban has been released after two years in captivity, according to the US Department of State. The release on Thursday of George Glezmann, who was ...

They ask us to release them safely. We say: release our prisoner safely too – why won’t you?” The Telegraph could not independently verify the audio and has sought comment from the Taliban.

The son of a British couple who were detained by the Taliban nine weeks ago is calling on the US to help secure their release from an Afghan prison. Peter Reynolds, 79, and wife Barbie ...

The airline mechanic, 66, was released after weeks of negotiations led by Qatari and US mediators. He was on holiday in the country when he was seized by the Taliban's intelligence services in ...

The United States has lifted a $10m reward for information leading to the arrest of a major Taliban leader, Sirajuddin Haqqani, an Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs spokesperson says.

The US has removed millions of dollars in bounties from senior members of the Haqqani militant network in Afghanistan, including one on its leader Sirajuddin Haqqani who is also the Taliban ...

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