Taliban hostages Kevin King and Timothy Weeks: What to know (Report)

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Kevin King, an American professor held hostage by the Taliban, is in poor health, according to a statement released by the extremist group on Monday.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid announced that King is suffering from heart and kidney problems, often losing consciousness.

“We have periodically tried to treat and care for him but since we are facing war conditions and do not readily have access to health facilities therefore we are unable to deliver complete treatment,” the statement read according to CBS.

As a result, the Taliban is urging the United States to meet the group’s demands, adding that if “the illness of Kevin King becomes incurable or he loses his life… (we) will not be held responsible.”

In August of last year, King and his Australian colleague Timothy Weeks were captured by the Taliban outside of the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, where the two…

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