Wagga academic Timothy Weeks, also known as Jibrael Umar, returns to Afghanistan after years of being held hostage by Taliban

Rex Martinich
Updated August 14 2022 - 7:09pm, first published 1:00pm

Wagga academic Timothy Weeks, who spent three years as a Taliban hostage, has returned to Afghanistan and praised the country's new government that was formed by his former captors.

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Rex Martinich

Rex Martinich

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Journalist for the Daily Advertiser in Wagga Wagga covering politics and data. Mobile: 0437 853 137 Email: rex.martinich@dailyadvertiser.com.au

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