American Woman Tortured And Raped In Captivity In Pakistan Breaks Her Silence

American Woman Tortured And Raped In Captivity In Pakistan Breaks Her Silence
American Woman Tortured And Raped In Captivity In Pakistan Breaks Her Silence

American Woman Tortured And Raped In Captivity In Pakistan Breaks Her Silence

The American woman who was raped and tortured and gave birth to three children in captivity has spoken out for the first time, as new photos show her children adapting to life in the West.

Touching new photos show the three young children born in captivity being cuddled by their grandparents and readjusting to their new lives in Canada after their family’s traumatic ordeal.

Joshua Boyle, a Canadian national, and his wife, Coleman, an American citizen, were repatriated back to Canada last week after Pakistani officials claimed their military freed them from the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network in Pakistan.

Speaking for the first time since her return to North America, Coleman told the York Daily Record in Pennsylvania on Saturday that her fond memories from home helped her cope during her time as a hostage.

‘So much of my childhood and even 20s were spent in York county, it has shaped me, and my fond memories helped to brighten some of the dark days,’ Coleman told her hometown newspaper.

Coleman was rushed to hospital earlier this week for an undisclosed medical emergency.

‘I hope to be discharged soon and that the Canadian medical system is doing a pretty good job taking care of me,’ she wrote in an email on Saturday.

Coleman wrote that she wasn’t ready to discuss details of her hospitalization. She has also resisted pressure from the public and the press to delve into the family ordeal.

‘Why don’t I have the right to just be myself and be with my husband and children?’ she wrote.

‘Everybody says “No, you have to come out and talk about it,” but no, no I don’t and everybody nice has said it’s my choice and I can talk when I want, and to whom I want,’ Coleman wrote.

Her husband shared a photograph of his wife on Tuesday morning, seven days after their five years of captivity came to an end.

The image shows a conscious Coleman in bed with one of her three young children – who were all born while the couple was held by Taliban-linked militants.

‘My wife has been through hell, and she has to be my first priority right now,’ Boyle said in an email to the Associated Press.

In the image Coleman is still wearing a veil while her husband and children have been pictured in Western clothing since their return to Ontario on Saturday.

The couple previously revealed Coleman was raped by a guard during their ordeal and their fourth child – a girl – was killed in a ‘forced abortion’ by the Haqqani militants.

But a Taliban spokesman rejected Boyle’s claim that his wife was raped and one of their children killed by members of the group.

The photos of the children published this week were arranged by The Toronto Star newspaper.

The three children are named Najaeshi Jonah, Dhakwoen Noah and Ma’idah Grace.

Noah is seen sleeping in the library at his grandparents’ home in Smiths Falls, Ontario, which is about an hour drive from the Canadian capital of Ottawa.

Noah’s sister, Grace, is seen being lovingly held in the arms of her grandfather, Patrick Boyle.

Grace also gets to spend quality time with her grandmother, Linda, who is seen holding the toddler in one arm.

The photos are the first time that the public has gotten a glimpse of Grace.

In another photo, young Jonah Boyle is see peering out from a pocket door as a photographer snaps a photograph of the adorable boy.

The Haqqani group is an Afghan fundamentalist guerrilla organization that is considered a terrorist organization by the US State Department.

It is believed to be active in the largely lawless tribal regions that straddle the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The head of the CIA, Mike Pompeo, expressed the belief among government officials in both the US and Canada that the family was not freed in a daring raid in Afghanistan, but that the release was coordinated and staged in Pakistan.

Pompeo said Thursday that American officials believe the family was held for five years inside Pakistan before their release last week.

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