An
Australian man who spent three years in
Taliban captivity said Sunday that he believes US special forces tried to rescue him and an
American colleague on half-a-dozen-occasions.
Speaking in
Sydney for the first time since he was freed in a prisoner swap deal, 50-year-old Timothy Weeks said he never lost hope, but the captivity "had a profound and unimaginable effect" on him.
Weeks and American colleague Kevin King were freed on November 20 as part of deal between the Taliban, US, Australian and Afghan governments.