A militant video released on Sunday purported to show a Chinese tourist kidnapped by Taliban-allied fighters in Pakistan a year ago asking for his government to help release him.

A militant known to belong to a Taliban splinter group called Jaish al-Hadeed, or the "Contingent of Steel," gave the video to The Associated Press. While it could not be independently verified by the AP, the man in the video resembled other known photographs of Hong Xudong, who was kidnapped in May 2014.

In the video, the man identified as Hong asks for the Chinese government to work for his release.