Gunshots, a Cry of ‘Kill the Hostages,’ Then Freedom for Canadian-American Family<br />The brief firefight, described by relatives of the family as well as American, Canadian<br />and Pakistani officials, capped the end of an unimaginable ordeal for Caitlan Coleman, 31, and her husband, Joshua Boyle, 34, who were seized in October 2012 by the Haqqani network, a Taliban faction.<br />In footage depicting two of her children, one with a pacifier, Ms. Coleman described her time as a hostage as "Kafkaesque"<br />and said she had been "defiled." She urged the American government to "help stop this depravity." President Trump praised the Pakistanis for their role in freeing the family.<br />Harrisburg said that America is being respected again,<br />American Embassy was that The Pakistani government’s cooperation is a sign<br />that it is honoring America’s wishes for it to do more to provide security in the region.<br />Pakistan’s military said it took custody of the family "through an intelligence-based operation." American<br />drones had tracked the vehicle carrying them to the outskirts of Kohat, a city in northwest Pakistan.<br />12, 2017<br />An American woman, her Canadian husband and their three children have been freed after<br />being held for five years by the Haqqani network, a faction of the Taliban.
