Afghan-Australians criticise Australian academic for 'praising' his former Taliban captors in Kabul.
Overnight, videos of Mr Weeks dressed in traditional Afghan attire touching down at Kabul airport have emerged.
“I first came to Afghanistan six years ago, as you know, in 2016, and I came here with a dream to learn about Afghanistan, and now I’m coming again to complete my journey,” he said.“I’m also coming to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, who I have stood behind.
“I think we all need to think of the other people who have been given a hero's welcome or VIP treatment by the Taliban,” he told SBS News. The rogue Afghan soldier Hekmatullah killed three Australian soldiers in a 2012 green-on-blue attack in Uruzgan province. In 2017, the Taliban released a video of him and King pleading for their release, and later that year, Mr Weeks appeared in another video calling for the Australian government to negotiate for his release.
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