"Afghanistan's de-facto Taliban rulers said they have reached agreement with visiting US officials on an exchange of prisoners, although no details were given and Washington has not yet confirmed that a deal has been struck. Following the September 13 meeting, the Taliban released photos of the meeting involving US President Donald Trump's special envoy for hostage affairs, Adam Boehler, and Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. "Adam Boehler, referring to the issue of detained citizens between Afghanistan and the United States, said that both countries will exchange prisoners," Taliban Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar's office said after the meeting."
"US Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not confirm that an exchange was imminent, saying only that Boehler had gone to Kabul to "explore what's possible." "Our special envoy for people unlawfully detained has been having conversations for a while," Rubio told reporters as he departed Washington for a trip to the Middle East. "Obviously, it will be the president's decision in terms of any trades or any exchanges, but we most certainly want any Americans or anyone who's being unlawfully detained to be released. And so he went there to explore what that would look like," Rubio said."
Taliban authorities said an agreement was reached with visiting US officials for a prisoner exchange after a September 13 Kabul meeting that featured US hostage affairs envoy Adam Boehler and Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. The Taliban deputy prime minister's office quoted Boehler as saying both countries will exchange prisoners. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not confirm an imminent swap and said Boehler went to Kabul to "explore what's possible," noting any exchange would be the president's decision. Taliban spokespeople said talks will continue but provided no numbers, identities, or reasons for detentions.
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