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American P.O.W. Is Freed in Trade With the Taliban
The lone American prisoner of war from the Afghan conflict, captured by insurgents nearly five years ago, has been released to American forces in exchange for five Taliban prisoners held at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility, Obama administration officials said Saturday.
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Good news, but I thought the US didn't negotiate with terrorists?
I guess this is an exception? Or maybe they don't view the taliban as terrorists but as a government. I'm also curious as well.
Taliban isn't a terrorist group in the eyes of the US.
The Taliban getting back 5 people in exchange just doesn't seem fair.
How much of the rest of his life will he be held captive inside?
Now the taliban will try to capture more soldiers just for situations like this.
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