KABUL -- An American and an Australian have appeared in a second Taliban hostage video, nearly a year after they were kidnapped in Kabul.
Gunmen wearing police uniforms abducted American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks, both professors at the American University of Afghanistan, in August last year, seizing them from their vehicle.
The 10-minute, 18-second video was posted on Telegram Wednesday (June 21) but dated June 16, according to SITE Intelligence Group, offering fresh proof that they were still alive.
The professors appear thinner than in their first hostage video that surfaced in January.
The elite American University of Afghanistan, which opened in 2006 and has attracted a number of faculty members from Western countries, has repeatedly called on the Taliban to release the professors.
