An Afghan police official says a Chinese citizen has been killed in the country's northeast. The killing of foreigners is rare in Afghanistan, especially since the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2021.

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.

Americans Ryan Corbett and William W. McKenty III were freed, their families said. The Taliban said Khan Mohammed, an Afghan serving a life sentence in California, was released.

The family thanked both the Biden and Trump administrations for "countless hours of negotiations, unwavering support, and determination."

The last-minute deal was the final capstone in Biden’s campaign to release dozens of Americans detained abroad.

Right now, refugees bound for the U.S. are stuck in transit after the State Department suspended its refugee program late yesterday due to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office.

Qatar’s success in helping to broker the long-awaited Gaza ceasefire has enhanced its reputation as an international mediator, with officials now considering which other conflicts they could help resolve.

A new image released Wednesday shows one of one of the Americans released just this week after being held in Afghanistan.

Jaws dropped throughout Washington’s National Cathedral when an egomaniacal Episcopal female bishop sabotaged the Inaugural Prayer Service with a left-wing rant from the pulpit about illegal

President Donald Trump's executive order halting the U.S. refugee system effective Jan. 27 has already canceled travel for refugees previously vetted and approved for asylum.