An Australian teacher who was kidnapped in Kabul by Taliban forces in 2016, then held hostage for three years, returned to Kabul Friday and announced that he planned to “celebrate” the upcoming first anniversary of Taliban rule.
He recently announced to Australian press his plan to return for the anniversary of Taliban rule, saying he now considers himself “an Afghan and a Pashtun,” the ethnic group of the Taliban, and that he wants to help the Afghan people through a new charity in Australia. The country is facing a severe humanitarian crisis, with many Afghans unable to find enough food, according to international aid groups.
Weeks was one of two faculty members kidnapped in August 2016 from a van near the American University in Afghanistan, a large private institution in Kabul where he had been teaching English In contrast to Weeks, King has kept a low profile since his release and has been reported to suffer ongoing health problems. He is now nearing 70.
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