Two American prisoners jailed in Afghanistan are being released by the Taliban in what State Department spokesperson Ned Price called an apparent 'goodwill gesture.'
have yet to reveal the identities of the two Americans being released, Voice of America reported Tuesday that one of the Americans is believed to be Ivor Shearer, a U.S. citizen and journalist who was arrested by the Taliban along with his Afghan colleague in August while filming the site of the U.S. bombing that killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Price said no money was exchanged in the prisoner release, which he characterized as a"goodwill gesture" by the Taliban. "We understand this, or at least the Taliban characterize this to us, as a goodwill gesture," Price said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP But Price also noted the timing of the release, saying it came just after the U.S. condemned a Taliban announcement Tuesday that women would be banned from private and public universities.
"The irony of them granting us a goodwill gesture on a day where they undertake a gesture like this to the Afghan people, it's not lost on us," Price said.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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