Kevin Cornwell, who was held captive by the Taliban for nine months and was finally released three weeks ago speaks up about this experience to the Mail on Sunday. He shares his haunting stories from inside the Taliban prison.
Kevin Cornwell, 54, was captured by the Taliban in January and held for monthsFrom a nearby cell, Kevin Cornwell heard the unerasable screams of a fellow prisoner being tortured with electrodes by Taliban captors. Though he escaped this fate, Mr Cornwell's own predicament was only marginally less bleak.
Mr Cornwell, who worked for international medical organisation Iqarus, saw sunlight once a month for 20 minutes whilst living as a Taliban captive Mr Cornwell, who worked for Iqarus, an international medical organisation, was flown home following entreaties to the Taliban from UK Government representatives.
But he blames his detention on a backlash caused by the behaviour of Western contractors linked to corruption. At the time of his arrest he was hoping to fly home the following month for laser treatment to break up kidney stones. 'The first time I was able to call home was the most exhilarating experience. I can't explain how happy it made me feel but also how emotional. Hearing Kelly's voice, I broke down crying.'Mrs Cornwell says she always believed her husband would come home - but admitted there had been close calls
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