{"id":1647481,"date":"2022-09-19T16:52:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T20:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1647481"},"modified":"2022-09-19T16:53:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T20:53:05","slug":"taliban-releases-american-mark-frerichs-in-prisoner-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-releases-american-mark-frerichs-in-prisoner-swap\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliban releases American Mark Frerichs in prisoner swap"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaliban-releases-american-mark-frerichs-in-prisoner-swap%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1647481&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1000-e1663620529526.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:28 PM PT \u2013Monday, September 19, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>The Afghan-ruling Taliban has freed an American hostage in exchange for a Taliban drug lord.<\/p>\n<p>A White House official confirmed the prisoner swap on Monday. It was announced that Mark Frerichs was released following months of negotiations with the Taliban.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>: &#8220;Today, we have secured the release of Mark Frerichs, and he will soon be home.  Mark was taken in Afghanistan in January, 2020 and held for 31 months.  His release is the culmination of years of tireless work by dedicated public servants\u2026&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z0Fqvpaugm\">pic.twitter.com\/Z0Fqvpaugm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Herbie Ziskend (@HerbieZiskend46) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HerbieZiskend46\/status\/1571856537546539009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 60-year-old Navy veteran was captured by the Haqqani Network in Kabul in 2020. He has been imprisoned ever since. In exchange, the White House has commuted the sentence of Bashir Noorzai. Noorzai has been imprisoned in the United States since 2005 for smuggling more than $50 million worth of heroin.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cMy exchange, I think, with God willing, can lead to peace between Afghanistan, America,\u201d Noorzai said. \u201cAn American was released and I am also free with the help of the Taliban government and holy fighters.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Previously, President Biden said the Taliban must release Frerichs before the group can expect any consideration of legitimacy. Officials say Frerichs was the last U.S. hostage in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Biden said the White House\u2019s priority is to make sure Frerichs has a healthy and safe return home. He added that his administration continues to prioritize the safe return of all Americans who are held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gop-voters-hard-to-poll-after-biden-declares-maga-republicans-a-threat-to-democracy\/\">GOP Voters Hard To Poll After Biden Declares MAGA Republicans A Threat To Democracy<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OAN NewsroomUPDATED 1:28 PM PT \u2013Monday, September 19, 2022 The Afghan-ruling Taliban has freed an American hostage in exchange for a Taliban drug lord. 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