White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar

WASHINGTON (AP) — A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday. The deal to release two Americans, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, was brokered by Joe Biden 's administration before he left office Monday, according to a Trump administration official who was not authorized to comment publicly and requested anonymity..