Taliban-linked captors who held American Caitlan Coleman and her family for five years killed her infant daughter and allowed Coleman to be raped by a guard, her husband said, introducing a dramatic new layer to a saga that was already marked by mystery.
Boyle said he and Coleman were in Afghanistan to help villagers “who live deep inside Taliban-controlled Afghanistan where no NGO [nongovernmental organization], no aid worker and no government has ever successfully been able to bring the necessary help.” The couple had previously said that they were on a six-month hiking trip through Central Asia.
At the time, Coleman was pregnant, and she gave birth to her children in captivity. Before the new allegations, the couple was believed to have three children, who were rescued with their parents.
In a video released last year, Coleman said her family was in a “Kafkaesque nightmare” and that her children had “seen their mother defiled.”
At the time, Coleman was pregnant, and she gave birth to her children in captivity. Before the new allegations, the couple was believed to have three children, who were rescued with their parents.
In a video released last year, Coleman said her family was in a “Kafkaesque nightmare” and that her children had “seen their mother defiled.”
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