An Afghan police official says a Chinese citizen has been killed in the country's northeast. The killing of foreigners is rare in Afghanistan, especially since the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2021.

In the very last hours of President Joe Biden’s time in office, a prisoner exchange years in the making was finally struck: the Taliban agreed to swap two Americans being held in Afghanistan for one Taliban member serving a life sentence in a US prison.

The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers.

The last-minute deal was the final capstone in Biden’s campaign to release dozens of Americans detained abroad.

The family thanked both the Biden and Trump administrations for "countless hours of negotiations, unwavering support, and determination."

Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released from Taliban custody, his family said.

Americans Ryan Corbett and William W. McKenty III were freed, their families said. The Taliban said Khan Mohammed, an Afghan serving a life sentence in California, was released.

The deal was struck for Khan Mohammad, a member of the Taliban serving two life sentences in a U.S. prison on "narco-terrorism charges."

The rights of the people being sent back to Taliban– sometimes at a rate of 2,000 people per day– are in a precarious position. Many arrive with no place to live, no jobs to sustain them, and no hope

Thousands of Afghans who stood up to the Taliban or have ties to the U.S. are stuck in limbo thanks to President Donald Trump's executive order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States — including some who already had their security clearances approved, and their flights booked.