"The reported visit follows one in March 2025 which led to the release of a US citizen held for more than two years in Afghanistan. United States officials have agreed to a prisoner exchange after a rare talk with the authorities in Kabul, according to the Taliban administration's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Adam Boehler, the Trump administration's special envoy for hostage response, and Zalmay Khalilzad, a former US special envoy for Afghanistan, met with the Taliban's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi."
"Mahmood Habibi, a naturalised US citizen and businessman who previously worked for a telecommunications company in Kabul, is the highest-profile American detainee, according to Washington. The US is offering a $5 million reward for information to find him, with the Taliban authorities denying any involvement in his 2022 disappearance. The Taliban has reportedly pressed for the release of Muhammad Rahim, the last Afghan national held at Guantanamo Bay, who has been detained without charge since 2008."
High-level US envoys met the Taliban foreign minister in Kabul and Taliban officials said United States authorities agreed to a prisoner exchange. The visit followed a March 2025 trip that secured the release of an American detained for over two years. US special envoy Adam Boehler and former envoy Zalmay Khalilzad attended the talks. Taliban deputy prime minister Abdul Ghani Baradar's office said both countries will exchange prisoners. Mahmood Habibi is the most prominent missing American and the US has offered a $5 million reward; the Taliban deny involvement. The Taliban have sought Muhammad Rahim's release from Guantanamo Bay.
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