Taliban Freed From Guantanamo, Claims Exchanged for American
Frerichs, of Lombard, Illinois, was believed to be held by the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network, and U.S. officials across two presidential administrations had tried unsuccessfully to get him home. In the video, which marked the first time Frerichs was seen since his abduction, said it was filmed last November.
However, there has been no sign of Washington moving forward on any sort of prisoner trade or exchange.
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