Details revealed about family's five year Afghan ordeal

Joshua Boyle former hostage now back in Canada.

Joshua Boyle former hostage now back in Canada. Source: AAP

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A family of five has returned to Canada after being held by militants in Afghanistan for five years. The Canadian man and his US wife, who was pregnant at the time, were captured on a backpacking trip through Afghanistan.

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