Afghanistan's Islamist Taliban's interim government announced on the 19th that it released a detained American in exchange for a Taliban collaborator imprisoned in the United States.
The Islamist Taliban's interim government said it released American Mark Frericks, who had been detained in Afghanistan for two years.
He was released in exchange for Taliban collaborator Bashir Norzai, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for drug dealing in the United States, and the exchange took place in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. .
Acting Foreign Minister Muttaki of the interim government said at a press conference on the 19th, ``This liberation marks the beginning of a new stage in the relationship between the Taliban and the United States,'' emphasizing the results of negotiations with the United States. .
The interim Taliban government in Afghanistan and the United States and other Western countries continue to face conflicts over women's rights and girls' education.