The Guardian: Taliban free US and Australian hostages in prisoner swap
Timothy Weeks and Kevin King had spent more than three years in captivity
The Taliban have released an American and an Australian held hostage since 2016 in exchange for three prominent members of the militant group who were set free by the Afghan government and flown to Qatar the previous day.
Australian Timothy Weeks, 50, and Kevin King, 63, an American, were handed over to US forces in southern Zabul province and transported from the area by helicopter, putting an end to more than three years in captivity.
The prisoner swap was supposed to have taken place last week but was aborted for reasons that are still unclear.
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