Of the 780 people ever detained at Guantánamo, 540 were released during the presidency of George W. Bush, who established the ...

The new administration does not yet have a confirmed defense secretary, attorney general or solicitor general in place.

Though Trump is unable to put the commuted inmates back on death row, he did ask the attorney general in the order to “take ...

The Taliban government said Tuesday it had released two American citizens from prison in return for an Afghan fighter held in ...

Honestly, my feelings are indescribable,” Boshara Amro, 21, told NBC News after her sister Jeneen was released.

Prolonged negotiations took place between the US and the Taliban over this matter. Trump had initially rejected the idea of ...

A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure ...

Two other American captives remain in Afghanistan: George Glezmann, a former airline mechanic, and Mahmood Habibi, a ...

Americans Ryan Corbett and William W. McKenty III were freed, their families said. The Taliban said Khan Mohammed, an Afghan ...

Nonetheless, America First Legal’s letter warns that anyone who abides by the sanctuary policies in question could face a civil racketeering case — and five years in prison per immigrant involved.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Biden administration has been in talks with the Taliban to exchange Americans detained in Afghanistan for Afghans in U.S. custody, a senior Taliban leader with direct ...