'At times, I felt as if my death was imminent, and that I would never return to see those that I loved again.'
Australian academic Timothy Weeks believes US Navy SEALs had attempted to rescue him six times during his three years held captive by the Taliban.
Australian academic Timothy Weeks who has recently been released after being held hostage by the Taliban in Sydney on Sunday.He said the pair were moved around various locations in Afghanistan and Pakistan but never gave up hopes of being rescued."I struggle to find words to express just how completely this has changed me," he said on Sunday.
Mr Weeks said that on April 9 this year the pair were woken about 2am and were taken down into the tunnels of the compound where he was being held.
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