US/Taliban Prisoner Swap: Good idea?

Published: Nov. 20, 2019, 12:43 p.m.

b'Three high-ranking Taliban prisoners have been swapped for American and Australian men who had been held hostage by the insurgent group since their abduction in 2016. The two freed hostages, American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks, were handed over to Afghan forces at the sprawling Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, on Tuesday, an Afghan official confirmed to CBS News. Is this a good idea? How will it effect the bottom line when it comes to a peace treaty between the two sides? CBS News Military Analyst Mike Lyons joins Tony with analysis.'