Canadian ex-soldier detained by Afghan Taliban freed

FILE - Taliban flags fly at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2021. A former Canadian soldier detained by the Taliban for two months has been freed. David Lavery made headlines during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

A Canadian ex-soldier detained by the Taliban government in Afghanistan was freed Sunday after over two months of imprisonment in a deal brokered by Qatar, a source with knowledge of the release told AFP.