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U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says

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Taliban leader: U.S. has been in talks with the Taliban to exchange Americans detained in Afghanistan for Afghans .

He said the two sides had been negotiating for the past two years but had so far failed to reach a deal.

Taliban leader said the Taliban had demanded three Afghan nationals including Muhammad Rahim , the only Afghan prisoner left at Guantánamo Bay .