Posted on Aug 24, 2017
Taliban Releases New Video of US, Australian Hostages
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Afghanistan’s Taliban released a new video Wednesday showing two professors, one American and one Australian, urging U.S. President Donald Trump to negotiate their freedom with the Islamist insurgent group.
American Kevin King, 60, and Australian Timothy Weeks, 48, teachers with the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, were kidnapped at gunpoint near the campus last August.
The Taliban wants freedom for its “soldiers” being held at the U.S.-run Bagram air base and the Afghan prison called Pul-e-Charkhi in return for freeing the two professors, the hostages said in their video message.
“My captors treat me well. They treat me and my colleague Tim Weeks as their guests; but every prisoner’s final wish is to get freedom from the prison,” said King, who was seen with a long beard.
King said he recorded the message on June 16.
American Kevin King, 60, and Australian Timothy Weeks, 48, teachers with the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, were kidnapped at gunpoint near the campus last August.
The Taliban wants freedom for its “soldiers” being held at the U.S.-run Bagram air base and the Afghan prison called Pul-e-Charkhi in return for freeing the two professors, the hostages said in their video message.
“My captors treat me well. They treat me and my colleague Tim Weeks as their guests; but every prisoner’s final wish is to get freedom from the prison,” said King, who was seen with a long beard.
King said he recorded the message on June 16.
Taliban Releases New Video of US, Australian Hostages
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2LT (Join to see) hopefully we can get in there & grab these guys...if we can pinpoint where they are.
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I just hope we get the intelligence right because we can't afford to let these guys I'm just remembering the failed rescue attempt in Syria for the ISIS hostages and we got the wrong location.
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Yeah I'm hoping and praying for a rescue of these men we don't leave our people behind.
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Well, I don't know about that PFC (Join to see). They don't leave behind the ones known by the public. And I'll leave it at that. Praying for these men and a hopeful safe return home.
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