US and Australian hostages freed in Taliban prisoner swap

The Afghan Taliban have freed two Western academics held hostage since 2016 in exchange for three imprisoned senior militants.

Australian Timothy Weeks (left) and US citizen Kevin King appeared dishevelled in Video 2017

American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks were released three years after being kidnapped outside the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul where they worked as professors.

hostage n)人質　ホｧｽﾃｯｼﾞ
 "a person who is captured and held prisoner by a person or group"
 Three children were taken hostage during the bank robbery.
 He was held hostage for almost a year. 人質にとられる
 The government is negotiating the release of the hostages.
 The hijackers kept the pilot as a hostage on board the plane.
 The gunmen took 24 hostages.
 diplomatic efforts to get the hostages released
free-freed-freed v)〔束縛を解く〕自由な状態にする
 1.prisoner ★free somebody(from something)to allow somebody to leave prison

　
prisoner　n)囚人、捕虜　ﾌﾟリｽﾞﾅ-
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