Ex-Afghan detainee arrives in Jalalabad after prisoner swap with US

Former detainee and Afghan fighter Khan Mohammed arrived in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, after a prisoner swap with the US. The Taliban government said Tuesday it had released two American citizens from prison in return for an Afghan fighter held in the United States, in a deal brokered by Qatar.

Outgoing US president Joe Biden agreed on the deal shortly before leaving office on Monday, with the exchange finally taking place after Donald Trump returned to the White House.

The ministry said Mohammed had been serving a life sentence in California after being arrested "almost two decades ago" in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. The Taliban government spokesman declining to provide any further details on the exchange.