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Captors authorized the killing of my daughter, says freed hostage Joshua Boyle

Captors authorized the killing of my daughter, says freed hostage Joshua Boyle

India Blooms News Service | | 14 Oct 2017, 05:56 pm
Toronto, Oct 14 (IBNS): In a major revelation, a man, who was freed with his family after five years in militant captivity in Afghanistan, has said that people who had captured them had authorized the killing of one of his children and raped his wife.

Joshua Boyle, his wife Caitlan Coleman and their three children were freed from captivity on Thursday.

They were reportedly freed during a mission carried out by Pakistani forces.

"The stupidity and the evil of the Haqqani network's kidnapping of a pilgrim and his heavily pregnant wife engaged in helping ordinary villagers in Taliban-controlled regions of Afghanistan was eclipsed only by the stupidity and evil of authorizing the murder of my infant daughter, Martyr Boyle," Canadian Boyle was quoted as saying by CNN.

The family reached Toronto city on Friday.

Joshua Boyle (34) and Caitlan Coleman (31) were kidnapped by the Taliban linked Haqqani network in 2012 as the couple cross into Afganistan.

Coleman was pregnant at a time the couple were kidnapped in Pakistan. Later, she gave birth to three children in the custody, while the third one is just few months old.

The Pakistan government issued a statement on Thursday to confirm the news of the rescue of the Canadian family with the help of an operation carried out by the troops and intelligence agencies of the country.

In a youtube video uploaded in 2016, Boyle, as per the instructions given by the kidnappers, urged the Afganistan government that if it did not stop killing the Talibani prisoners then his family will be killed.

Later, Boyle's parents made a video to address the captivators, saying: "We’ve done the best an ordinary Canadian family can do. I’ve personally written to several of the most senior government officials in Afghanistan, those with great power over the execution of your brothers.”

“We’ve done what you’ve asked of us, we’re now respectfully asking you to show mercy to our family members in return. Please" Boyle's father said while addressing the captivators.

Expressing relief over the release of the couple, Canadian foreign affairs minister, Chrystia Freeland said: "Canada has been actively engaged with the governments of the United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan and we thank them for their efforts, which have resulted in the release of Joshua, Caitlan and their children."

"Joshua, Caitlan, their children and the Boyle and Coleman families have endured a horrible ordeal over the past five years. We stand ready to support them as they begin their healing journey,” he added.
 

Image: Youtube/Creative Commons

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