Afghan Interim Government and the United States exchange prisoners in exchange for a senior figure

On September 19, local time, the Afghan Interim Government Agent Foreign Minister Muta Kai said at a press conference held in Kabul that day that the US government released Afghanistan Higi Bashil Nurzai in exchange for the interim government's release of Afghanistan. American citizen Mark Freris.

US President Biden issued a statement on the same day to confirm that Frederius was released.

According to Afghanistan Liming TV Station, Nurzai was detained for 17 years by the United States for smuggling drugs and was detained in the last batch of Afghanists being detained in Guantanamo prison. Nurzy is considered closely related to Taliban's founder Mohammed Omar. Frearihis is a US Navy veterans.

The prison established by the United States at the Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba was notorious due to prison abuse. The United States established the prison in 2002. Many detainees were not tried and were detained for a long time, and some of the detainees were abused by beating. (Source: CCTV News)