[quote=CBC]
A Toronto man held in captivity by the Taliban says in a video released Sunday by the militant group that he went to Afghanistan to visit historical sites.
Colin Rutherford, 26, says he was interested in "history and historical sites, old buildings, shrines" when he flew to Kabul in October.
He spent a few days in the capital, then headed to the eastern city of Ghazni, where he was captured by militants the day after arriving, he says in the video.
In an email accompanying the release of the video, the Taliban threatened to put Rutherford on trial for espionage if Canada does not meet its demands.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid did not list the demands, saying the Canadian government was aware of what the Taliban want.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade acknowleged Sunday in a release that Rutherford is "missing in Afghanistan after travelling to the country as a tourist."
"Canadian officials are working with Afghan authorities to assist the family in securing the safe release of their loved one. We ask that the media respect the privacy of the family," Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lisa Monette said.
The Taliban announced his capture in February, saying at the time that they would release a video of Rutherford, a University of Toronto science graduate.
The footage released Sunday on a Taliban website shows a young man with dark hair and a moustache, wearing a winter jacket and sitting cross-legged with his hands on his knees. He gives brief answers to a series of questions put to him in accented English by a man off-screen, and shifts his solemn gaze from the man to the floor between them and the camera.
"What was your purpose for visiting Afghanistan?" the man asks.
Rutherford replies, "I'm an auditor from Canada and I came as a tourist."
It is not known when the video was shot.
In February, the Taliban maintained they took Rutherford because he was working as a spy to track down their fighters. They claimed to have confiscated documents from him proving he was a secret agent.
Rutherford's Facebook page documents his prior travels through Asia, including to Kashmir, the region disputed by India and Pakistan.
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[url]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/05/08/afghanistan-video-captured-toronto-canadian-man.html[/url]
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VIDEO IN SOURCE
it's really not a good idea to holiday in a warzone
If he's stupid enough to go there...
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Of all the places to visit in the world why would you go there?
He should be swallowed by boxes.
[QUOTE=Zeus;29716678]Of all the places to visit in the world why would you go there?[/QUOTE]
[quote=Article]Colin Rutherford, 26, says he was interested in "history and historical sites, old buildings, shrines" when he flew to Kabul in October.[/quote]
A good enough reason to go, I wouldn't travel alone in the middle east, but as a large group.
He probably is a spy.
[QUOTE=stealth_camo;29716542]it's really not a good idea to holiday in a warzone[/QUOTE]
I can see the appeal, could be interesting as long as you didn't get this shit happen to you.
He's got no chance with them.
Poor guy.
The Taliban are a bunch of cockroaches that need to get wiped out soon
They wouldn't be doing this if pest control would have left em alone... :)
They are true patriots for their homeland and I raise them a hand in salute. Fight on folk of the mountains, let them not crush your spirit!
He's a goner.
[QUOTE=MisterM;29716753]A good enough reason to go, I wouldn't travel alone in the middle east, but as a large group.[/QUOTE]
Yeah but you'd think he would put safety over wanting to see some old buildings. It's not even safe going there in a large group either because those fucking idiots even kill people who come there to help them, like when they murdered 10 doctors last year
[url]http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/world/asia/08afghan.html[/url]
Looks like a great place to book my next vacation.
[QUOTE=Fort83;29717213]as a fellow torontonian i really hope he gets released[/QUOTE]
Your title says that you're irish
I'm not gonna say he deserves it, but going there was a pretty stupid move in the first place.
He was captured in February wtf?
[quote=CBC News]We have some disturbing news...[/quote]
Why even show us them if they're disturbing? :saddowns:
That's not good.
What were their demands? Did it say?
Seal Team Six should drop in and "say hello," if you know what I mean... :ninja:
[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;29718360]Seal Team Six should drop in and "say hello," if you know what I mean... :ninja:[/QUOTE]
You mean they're gonna throw a frat party with the hostage when Taliban's not looking??
[QUOTE=Van-man;29719033]You mean they're gonna throw a frat party with the hostage when Taliban's not looking??[/QUOTE]
No, they will shoot everything in sight, hostage including.
[quote]sitting cross-legged with his hands on his knees[/quote]
How does that work
If he can contort like this he obviously is a spy
[QUOTE=johan_sm;29719236]No, they will shoot everything in sight, hostage including.[/QUOTE]
Sounds more like how the Russians do it.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29719466]How does that work
If he can contort like this he obviously is a spy[/QUOTE]
Sitting "Indian style" is comfortable dude, you should try it.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29719466]How does that work
If he can contort like this he obviously is a spy[/QUOTE]
I'm sitting like that right now it's not really that hard.
Like this,
[img]http://www.thisismyanmar.com/nibbana/images/medipo2d.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Fort83;29717213]as a fellow torontonian i really hope he gets released[/QUOTE]
I'm with you. Live in Mississauga. Shit, I didn't know you were in Toronto, Fort.
so what are they demanding?
hell let's just give them Osama.. oh wait, shit.
[QUOTE=Gekkosan;29720531]so what are they demanding?
hell let's just give them Osama.. oh wait, shit.[/QUOTE]
Somebody get the net!
Any posts with only stuff like "Well, what did they expect going there?" or hinting that they deserved it/were stupid for visiting Afghanistan is bannable.
So slapping Canadian flags on all my gear when I leave the country isn't enough to keep me safe anymore?
I hope they come to their senses and release him, but they don't have a very good track record of doing that. I wonder if their demands are serious, or if they just want to drum up some media attention before this guy ends up in an internet video.
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