Taliban says 2 Americans freed in prisoner swap and Ryan Corbett's family says he's one of them

Islamabad, Pakistan — Afghanistan's Taliban government announced the release Tuesday of two Americans in a prisoner exchange.

The Taliban's Foreign Ministry in Kabul didn't name the two U.S. citizens, but said they were exchanged for Khan Muhammad, who was arrested in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar two decades ago and has been serving a life sentence in a California prison.

The family of Ryan Corbett, one of the Americans in the exchange, said early Tuesday their hearts were filled with "overwhelming gratitude for sustaining his life and bringing him back home after what had been the most challenging and uncertain 894 days of our lives."