President Donald Trump announced Thursday that US and Pakistani officials had secured the release of a American woman, her Canadian husband and their three children from Taliban captivity. He praised the Pakistani government and armed forces for the cooperation to rescue the family in an operation.
The US leader identified the kidnapped couple as Caitlan Coleman and Joshua Boyle, and said their release was a “positive moment” for US relations with Pakistan.
“Ms Coleman gave birth to the couple s three children while they were in captivity,” Trump said, in a White House statement. “Today, they are free.”
Trump said that the family had been held hostage by the Haqqani network, “a terrorist organization with ties to the Taliban.”
