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Canadian Man Captured By Taliban Five Years Ago Freed By Militants

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 11 Jan, 2016 12:20 PM
  • Canadian Man Captured By Taliban Five Years Ago Freed By Militants
OTTAWA — A Canadian man captured by the Taliban in 2010 has been freed.
 
The last indication the Toronto man's family had that he was alive came in a 2011 video released by insurgents where he answered questions; an accompanying email accused Rutherford, then 26, of being a spy.
 
In the video, Rutherford insisted he was not a spy and had travelled to Afghanistan to study historical sites, old buildings and shrines.
 
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion announced Rutherford's release in a brief statement, but did not explain what steps were taken to secure his freedom.
 
He would only say that looks forward to Rutherford being able to return home where he'll be reunited with his family.

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