The sources, including one in Qatar, home to the political leadership of the Afghan Taliban, said the militant group's hostages, American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks, both university professors, would be released later on Tuesday. "Soon after their release, they were flown to Doha and handed over to the political office in Qatar." But the swap was abruptly postponed, with the Taliban shifting their hostages to a new location after the commanders failed to land in Qatar. It is believed to be based in Pakistan and is part of the Taliban in Afghanistan. King and Weeks were kidnapped in August 2016 from outside the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul where both worked as professors.

Source: bd News24 November 19, 2019 08:48 UTC