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Timothy Weeks greeted by Taliban officials in Kabul. Weeks praised his former captors on his return to Afghanistan.

Mr Weeks converted to Islam and has praised the Taliban over the last few years. He says he was there to celebrate the Taliban’s first anniversary back in power.

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Mr Weeks converted to Islam and has praised the Taliban over the last few years. He says he was there to celebrate the Taliban’s first anniversary back in power.

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