In the very last hours of President Joe Biden’s time in office, a prisoner exchange years in the making was finally struck: the Taliban agreed to swap two Americans being held in Afghanistan for one Taliban member serving a life sentence in a US prison.

President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with relatives of three Americans the U.S. government is looking to bring home from Afghanistan, but it was unclear from the call if a deal to bring them back that is now on the table could be completed before the he leaves office next week.

The deal was struck for Khan Mohammad, a member of the Taliban serving two life sentences in a U.S. prison on "narco-terrorism charges."

Former President Joe Biden delivered his farewell speech Monday after the inauguration of 47th President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C.

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A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans – including a man from Western New York – in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges,

One of the last things Joe Biden did as President of the United States was complete a deal to bring home the son of a Louisville family who was held hostage by the Taliban. Ryan Corbett was freed Monday after two years of negotiations by the Biden Administration,

President Joe Biden, center, with Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Sec. of State Anthony Blinken, right, speaks at the White House on the announcement of a ceasefire deal in Gaza after more than 15 months of war, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington. Credit: AP/Evan Vucci

Ryan Corbett and William McKenty were freed in exchange for an Afghan Taliban member who had been serving a life sentence in California.

In a significant diplomatic development, two Americans detained in Afghanistan have been released in a prisoner exchange with the Taliban. This exchange occurred in the final hours of former President Joe Biden’s administration.

A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban has freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism