Mark Frerichs is an engineer and U.S. Navy veteran from Lombard, Illinois, who worked in Afghanistan for a decade on development projects. He was exchanged at the airport in the capital, Kabul, with Bashir Noorzai, acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said. No foreign government has formally recognised the Taliban, in part due to the group’s restriction of most girls from education. The United States has been pushing for the release of the engineer since abduction in February 2020.Read Long Article
