prisoner swap: Having been freed in a complex prisoner swap for captured Taliban insurgents, Weeks has spent several days at a US military base in Germany undergoing medical checks, according to The Guardian. Originally from Wagga Wagga, it's not clear when he will return home. Weeks, 50, flew into Sydney about 10pm Thursday night, bypassing the public arrivals hall and escorted from the airport by officials. Donald Trump says Taliban talks back on in surprise Afghanistan visit Read more Weeks was released on 20 November along with 63-year-old American Kevin King, from Pennsylvania, in a prisoner swap negotiated between the Taliban, and the US, Australian and Afghan governments. Afghan president Ashraf Ghani said the decision to agree to the swap was a hard choice but one he felt compelled to make in the interest of the Afghan people. In exchange for the two westerners' release, three high-profile Taliban prisoners were freed, including Anas Haqqani, the younger brother of the militant group's deputy, Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is also head of the hardline Haqqani network.
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