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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2002 file photo, John Walker Lindh, far right, leaves the Alexandria Detention Center in Alexandria, Va., before dawn, on the way to his first appearance in a nearby federal court (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

'American Taliban' Lindh Freed After 17 Years in Prison

Lindh left a federal penitentiary in after getting time off for good behavior from the 20-year sentence he received.

FILE - This file image taken Dec. 1, 2001, from television footage in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, shows John Walker Lindh, right, claiming to be an American Taliban volunteer. (AP Video, File)

'American Taliban' John Walker Lindh to Be Released

Conditions imposed on Lindh's release make clear that authorities remain concerned about the threat he could pose once free.

A small checkpoint guarding a highway outside Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province, April 16, 2019. (J.P. LAWRENCE / STARS AND STRIPES)

US Airstrike, Coordinated with Afghans, Accidentally Killed Up to 17 Policemen

A statement said an Afghan unit on the ground had told coalition forces that the area was clear of friendly forces.

An Afghan security personnel stand guard in the checkpoint of airport after a suicide attack in Jalalabad province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Mohammad Anwar Danishyar)

Afghan Military Closing Checkpoints in Hostile Taliban Territory

Many of these checkpoints are tactically unsound and present opportunities for the enemy, officials said.

An Afghan injured man walks as he talks with his mobile cell phone after a huge explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo)

Taliban Attack Aid Group Office in Afghan Capital, Kills 5

Taliban fighters attacked the offices of a U.S.-based aid organization in the Afghan capital, setting off a huge explosion.

Taliban political chief Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, first row second from left, Abdul Salam Hanafi and other Taliban officials pray during the "intra-Afghan" talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Taliban Say Gap Narrowing in Talks with US

The U.S. is seeking 18 months to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, while the Taliban wanted it done in six months.

Critical peace talks between the Taliban and the government in Kabul come as fresh violence rips across Afghanistan (AFP Photo/HOSHANG HASHIMI)

Peace Hopes Suffer Setback as Taliban-Afghan Talks Derailed

The intra-Afghan dialogue fell apart at the last minute in a row over the large number of delegates Kabul wanted to send.

In this May 27, 2016 file photo, Taliban fighters react to a speech by their senior leader in the Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan, File)

Loud Explosion, Gunfire Rock Downtown Kabul in Attack Near Ministry

The explosion comes a week after the Taliban announced their annual spring offensive.

Injured men receive treatment at a hospital, after a clash between Taliban and security forces in Kunduz province north of Afghanistan, Saturday, April 13, 2019. An Afghan official says the Taliban fighters have launch attacks on Afghan security forces in northern Kunduz city, killing six people and so far more than 50 others were wounded. (Bashir Khan Safi/AP Photo)

Taliban Launch Multi-Pronged Attack on Northern Afghan City

At least six people were killed and more than 50 were wounded as the insurgents attacked from multiple directions.

A U.S. Marine Corps carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, on April 11, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Slutman, of Newark, Del., was among three American service members killed by a roadside bomb on April 8, near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Remains of 3 Marines Killed in Afghanistan Returned to US

The three were killed Monday when a bomb struck their vehicle near Bagram Air Base north of Kabul.

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