[marthemaria]

Another take on this story. Long read but still interesting.

[oh8eleven]

On the other hand, this successful abduction
Lt Col Peters is adamant - he was not abducted. He dropped his weapon, abandoned his post and surrendered to the enemy.

[chatham]

This guy is reported to be a deserter, if he did desert, he has no one to blame for his predicament but himself.

[lacrew]

I saw Peters call him a deserter last night...and, in fact he very well may have deserted.

However, this doesn’t make him a Taliban sympathizer...just a confused young man who deserted his post and got captured by terrorists. He still deserves to live.

I hope this ends well for him...I hope.