Western hostages freed by Afghan Taliban in swap for top commanders
American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks were kidnapped in August 2016 from outside the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul where both worked as professors.
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks about the release of two senior Taliban commanders and a leader of the Haqqani militant group in exchange for an American and an Australian professor who were kidnapped in 2016, in Kabul, Afghanistan November 12, 2019(photo credit: AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE /HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERS
