The Taliban said it had freed an American engineer, Mark R. Frerichs, in exchange for the release of a prominent Afghan tribal leader convicted of drug trafficking.
The Taliban has marked the first anniversary of the final withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan with victory chants and a military parade showcasing equipment left behind by American forces.
Taliban suicide bomber squads, homemade bombs assembled in oil containers, and old guards riding motorcycles in local uniforms were on display on Wednesday as the regime celebrated the one-year anniversary of the withdrawal of Western forces .
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