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| A Canadian man who with his American wife and children were held hostage in Afghanistan by a Taliban faction for five years said late Friday that his captors had killed his infant daughter and raped his wife. | A Canadian man who with his American wife and children were held hostage in Afghanistan by a Taliban faction for five years said late Friday that his captors had killed his infant daughter and raped his wife. |
| The former hostage, Joshua Boyle, 34, who was seized in October 2012 by the Haqqani network with his pregnant wife, Caitlan Coleman, 31, made the statement shortly after landing in Canada with Ms. Coleman and three young children. | The former hostage, Joshua Boyle, 34, who was seized in October 2012 by the Haqqani network with his pregnant wife, Caitlan Coleman, 31, made the statement shortly after landing in Canada with Ms. Coleman and three young children. |
| The family was rescued after a gun battle on Wednesday between the militants and Pakistani troops acting on information provided by American intelligence. | The family was rescued after a gun battle on Wednesday between the militants and Pakistani troops acting on information provided by American intelligence. |
| One of the abductors shouted, “Kill the hostages,” and Mr. Boyle suffered minor shrapnel wounds in the raid, his relatives said. The family was later taken by helicopter to Islamabad, Pakistan, before flying to Canada. | One of the abductors shouted, “Kill the hostages,” and Mr. Boyle suffered minor shrapnel wounds in the raid, his relatives said. The family was later taken by helicopter to Islamabad, Pakistan, before flying to Canada. |
| In his news conference in Toronto, Mr. Boyle said, “The stupidity and evil of the Haqqani network’s kidnapping of a pilgrim and his heavily pregnant wife engaged in helping ordinary villagers in Taliban-controlled regions of Afghanistan was eclipsed only by the stupidity and evil of authorizing the murder of my infant daughter.” | In his news conference in Toronto, Mr. Boyle said, “The stupidity and evil of the Haqqani network’s kidnapping of a pilgrim and his heavily pregnant wife engaged in helping ordinary villagers in Taliban-controlled regions of Afghanistan was eclipsed only by the stupidity and evil of authorizing the murder of my infant daughter.” |
| He said the child, Margaret Boyle, had been killed after he refused to accept “an offer” from the militants, but he did not elaborate further. | |
| Mr. Boyle said his wife had been raped by a guard with the assistance of the guard’s superiors. He demanded justice for his family. His wife did not appear or address the reporters. | Mr. Boyle said his wife had been raped by a guard with the assistance of the guard’s superiors. He demanded justice for his family. His wife did not appear or address the reporters. |
| The couple were abducted in 2012 while backpacking. Ms. Coleman, who is from Pennsylvania, gave birth to all three children in captivity. Mr. Boyle’s statement at the airport in Toronto was the first public revelation that there had been a fourth child. | The couple were abducted in 2012 while backpacking. Ms. Coleman, who is from Pennsylvania, gave birth to all three children in captivity. Mr. Boyle’s statement at the airport in Toronto was the first public revelation that there had been a fourth child. |
| In videos released last year by her captors, Ms. Coleman had pleaded for her life, describing her time as a hostage as “Kafkaesque” and saying she had been “defiled.” | In videos released last year by her captors, Ms. Coleman had pleaded for her life, describing her time as a hostage as “Kafkaesque” and saying she had been “defiled.” |
| On the plane to Canada, she sat in the aisle of the business-class cabin wearing a tan-color head scarf and nodded wordlessly to confirm her identity to a reporter onboard the flight, according to The Associated Press. Her two elder children sat next to her. Mr. Boyle sat with their youngest child in his lap. | On the plane to Canada, she sat in the aisle of the business-class cabin wearing a tan-color head scarf and nodded wordlessly to confirm her identity to a reporter onboard the flight, according to The Associated Press. Her two elder children sat next to her. Mr. Boyle sat with their youngest child in his lap. |
| State Department officials accompanied them on the plane. | State Department officials accompanied them on the plane. |
| President Trump has praised the Pakistanis for their role in freeing the family. “This is a positive moment for our country’s relationship with Pakistan,” he said on Thursday. “The Pakistani government’s cooperation is a sign that it is honoring America’s wishes for it to do more to provide security in the region.” | President Trump has praised the Pakistanis for their role in freeing the family. “This is a positive moment for our country’s relationship with Pakistan,” he said on Thursday. “The Pakistani government’s cooperation is a sign that it is honoring America’s wishes for it to do more to provide security in the region.” |
| At some point on his journey, Mr. Boyle gave a handwritten statement to The A.P. expressing disagreement with American foreign policy. | At some point on his journey, Mr. Boyle gave a handwritten statement to The A.P. expressing disagreement with American foreign policy. |
| “God has given me and my family unparalleled resilience and determination, and to allow that to stagnate, to pursue personal pleasure or comfort while there is still deliberate and organized injustice in the world would be a betrayal of all I believe, and tantamount to sacrilege,” he wrote. | “God has given me and my family unparalleled resilience and determination, and to allow that to stagnate, to pursue personal pleasure or comfort while there is still deliberate and organized injustice in the world would be a betrayal of all I believe, and tantamount to sacrilege,” he wrote. |
| He then nodded to one of the State Department officials and said, according to The A.P., “Their interests are not my interests.” | He then nodded to one of the State Department officials and said, according to The A.P., “Their interests are not my interests.” |