Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki said the Taliban conducted prisoners from the United States, exchanging a detained associate for a former American marine, reports AFP.
According to him, Marca Frerichs Marca Frerichs was replaced by Bashar Nurzai, a field commander and a Taliban ally, who was convicted in the United States for 17 years for the smuggling of heroin.
The Taliban says that he did not hold any official posts, but provided significant support to the movement in the early 90s.