An elderly British couple have been freed after months of detention by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, were released following their arrest in February, the Foreign Office confirmed.
The couple were detained as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province in central Afghanistan. They have been held without charge since then and were separated for a long period in a maximum security prison.
Long-term Afghanistan residents
The Reynolds had lived in Afghanistan for nearly two decades and operated a training and education organisation. They are now expected to be reunited with their family following their release.
Family concerns over detention
Their son Jonathan had previously expressed frustration about his parents' situation in a July statement. He described the circumstances as "pretty frustrating" after the family made multiple appeals to the Taliban for their parents' release.
Jonathan highlighted the deteriorating conditions his parents faced during detention. "It's horrific that they're still held in captivity without, to our understanding, for a period of time without any natural sunlight and not even allowed outside," he said at the time. "So their health in so many areas is deteriorating, and it's deteriorating fast."
Sources used: "PA Media" Note: This article has been edited with the help of Artificial Intelligence.
