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In this undated handout photo released by the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs, American Faye Dail Hall is pictured after being released Thursday, March 27, 2025, by the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

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American woman held in Afghanistan by the Taliban has been released, AP source says
By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press
Sat,03/29/25-1:49PM , 115 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American woman detained for weeks in Afghanistan by the Taliban has been released from custody, according to a person familiar with the matter and a social media post Saturday from a longtime U.S. diplomat.
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Bondi signals criminal probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite long history of similar inquiries
By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press
Wed,03/26/25-11:02PM , 202 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel was not part of a Signal chat in which other Trump administration national security officials discussed detailed attack plans, but that didn't spare him from being questioned by lawma
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In this handout photo released by Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs, George Glezmann, center, poses with Adam Boehler, second left, and Zalmay Khalilzad, second right, and Qatari diplomats in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 20, 2025, before departing to Doha, Qatar. (Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

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Taliban release an American man who was abducted while traveling in Afghanistan
By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press
Thu,03/20/25-9:09AM , 147 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal with the Trump administration that Qatari negotiators helped broker, the State Department said Thursday.
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President Donald Trump, right, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, July 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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How Trump's history with Russia and Ukraine set the stage for a blowup with Zelenskyy
By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press
Mon,03/03/25-3:08PM , 172 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — As his White House meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart devolved into a stunning blowup, President Donald Trump leaned on a familiar refrain to explain his unique kinship with Russian leader Vladimir Put
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