Complex sentence: She was captured by the Taliban in 2001, and converted to Islam after release, later becoming an outspoken opponent of Zionism and vocal critic of Western media portrayals of the War on Terror.
Split into simpler sentences: She was captured by the Taliban in 2001, and converted to Islam after release. She is now an outspoken opponent of Zionism and vocal critic of Western media portrayals of the War on Terror.