The three Taliban prisoners were flown to Doha, Qatar, where the Taliban have a political office, earlier as part of a highly choreographed exchange, officials said. After the confirmation that the Western hostages had been freed, Taliban officials said that they had custody of the three men in Doha. Also to be included in the exchange were 10 members of the Afghan security forces being held by the Taliban, Afghan and American officials said. Mr. Rashid, a brother of a member of the Taliban negotiating team in Doha, was captured along with Mr. Haqqani in 2014. The third Taliban member in the exchange was Hajji Mali Khan, a senior commander and an uncle of the deputy leader of the Taliban.

Source: New York Times November 19, 2019 08:56 UTC