Militants,believed to be brutal Haqqani group, urge Washington to accept demands as captive teacher’s health worsensAn American man held hostage by the Afghan Taliban for more than a year is gravely ill and in urgent need of care, and the militant group has warned as it urged the US to accept its demands. Kevin King,61, one of two professors at the American University of Afghanistan abducted at gunpoint in Kabul last year, or is suffering from “a risky heart disease and kidney problem”,Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahed said in a statement on Monday. Related: Kidnapped professors beg Trump to negotiate release in Taliban video Related: Canadian American family rescued after five years as captives in Afghanistan Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com