154:, Pakistan, shooting out the tires and rescuing them. The family was being held in the locked trunk. In the resulting shootout, some of the captors were killed while others managed to flee. Boyle was also injured by a shrapnel. The family was then transported to Islamabad before travelling back to Canada via the United Kingdom with Boyle refusing to go with American rescuers.
118:, New Brunswick, where Boyle worked as a municipal clerk. In July 2012, the two began travelling through Russia and Central Asia, planning on travelling through the "safe '-stans". For unknown reasons, the couple crossed into Afghanistan in October; Boyle has stated it was to help "ordinary villagers", while other accounts indicate a more spontaneous decision.
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