Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- The United States has agreed to a prisoner exchange following rare talks with Taliban authorities in Kabul, the group's Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

According to the ministry, Adam Boehler, the Trump administration's special envoy for hostage response, and former US envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad met with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

"Adam Boehler, referring to the issue of detained citizens between Afghanistan and the United States, said that both countries will exchange prisoners," said a statement from the office of Taliban deputy prime minister Abdul Ghani Baradar.

Washington has not issued an immediate comment, and Khalilzad did not respond to requests from Reuters.

Among those detaine...