Posted on 12/20/2016 9:49:03 AM PST by Dallas59
The footage from the Taliban-aligned Haqqani network shows Canadian Joshua Boyle and American Caitlan Coleman with two young boys, who appeared healthy.
In the clip Ms Coleman begs for an end to their "Kafkaesque nightmare".
The couple were abducted in Afghanistan in 2012 during a camping trip, while she was pregnant.
The insurgent group is demanding the release of three of its prisoners in Afghanistan.
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I was in Afghanistan, in the same province, when these people got snatched.
There was a huge effort to try to get them back.
Lots of special ops types doing raids looking for them at the time.
Typical clueless dumbasses want to do something like go hiking in Afghanistan and have no idea what danger they put themselves, AND OTHERS, in.
From what I remember, she was not only pregnant at the time, but was also on some special type of medication.
Going hiking in a Third World war-torn hellhole, while pregnant and on meds.
Amazing.
Back in the 70s Afghanistan was a big backpacker-hippie tourist destination, famous for hospitality and drugs. I knew lots of Canadians who went there—perhaps this young couple knew one or more of them and failed to acknowledge how much times have changed.
I've heard the same thing. Afghanistan back in the 60s and 70s was like Amsterdam, especially cities like Herat.
The kids will grow up to be Taliban muzzie fighters. This is a made for TV movie scenario. The kids eventually grow up to lead the next generation of Jihad. Mom and dad go back to Afghanistan to find their lost children.
Mom and dad are captured, taken to see their kids who order a head chopping.
Lol. How do you say M’Lady in Arabic?
Portrait of Two Hopeless Idiots
On the positive side, if they ever get back alive they will probably be conservatives.
I’m afraid those boys are going to become available for bacha bazi in a couple years.
Call Bo Bergdahl, he and Chelsea manning will rescue soon as the tickets are ready and the chutes are packed.
Someone “educated” beyond their intelligence.
There’s got to be a whole lot of backstory on these to idiots. I feel for their ordeal, but stupid is as stupid does.
Roger that!...................
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