For children who know no other life than being held hostage, Friday’s plane rides from Islamabad to Toronto was just one of many firsts they will now experience.Caitlan Coleman, Joshua Boyle and their sons, aged 4 and 2, along with their infant daughter, landed at Pearson International Airport Friday night, ending a five-year-long kidnapping ordeal that has captured international attention.In a private room inside the airport they reunited with Linda and Patrick Boyle and Boyle’s three sisters, who had brought their nephews cellophane balloons with Canadian flags.Coleman’s parents, Jim and Lyn, who live in Pennsylvania, did not come to Toronto for their arrival, but Caity’s mother sent a message to pass along to her daughter. Specialists were on standby to care for the children’s mental and physical needs should they need them immediately, but the family was reported in good health. Read more: What we know about the rescue of Canadian Joshua Boyle and his family in PakistanAn RCMP escort — with baby seats bought by Boyle’s mother already installed in the van — was ready to drive the family from Toronto to their home in Smith Falls, Ont. But before their plane touched down, questions already had been raised.What were the exact circumstances of their rescue?How will the children cope?Why did the couple go backpacking in Afghanistan in the first place?Coleman’s father, Jim, told ABC News Friday that he was angry with his son-in-law: “Taking your pregnant wife to a very dangerous place, to me, and the kind of person I am, is unconscionable.”Boyle’s parents, who have called the couple’s decision foolish, said Friday they cannot wait to forgive them for their recklessness.Coleman, 31 and Boyle, 34, were travelling across Central Asia when they crossed into Afghanistan in October 2012 and were kidnapped. Their families did not know Afghanistan was part of their itinerary. The powerful Taliban ...
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