American citizen Caitlan Coleman and her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle along with their three children were rescued from the Haqqani network yesterday after an operation by Pakistani forces based on intelligence from the US authorities.
The couple were kidnapped in 2012 in Afghanistan while on a backpacking trip. Their three children were born while the pair was in captivity.
The family left for Canada aboard Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-785, a security official said.
Earlier, media reports said the US military had offered to fly them on a special plane. However, the family refused and instead opted to go back by a commercial flight.
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