Maheen

A Pakistani man who was held by the Taliban for nearly five years before being abruptly freed this month described the moment he was reunited with his wife Thursday as he took to social media to share his dumbfounding story.

Islamic State fighters took control of the Syrian town of Maheen in the southwest of Homs province today after an attack on government forces in the area, a monitoring group and a statement by the jihadists said.

A Pakistani man who was held by the Taliban for nearly five years before being abruptly freed this month described the moment he was reunited with his wife Thursday as he took to social media to share his dumbfounding story.

Islamic State fighters took control of the Syrian town of Maheen in the southwest of Homs province today after an attack on government forces in the area, a monitoring group and a statement by the jihadists said.