KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has released a British couple held for almost eight months on undisclosed charges.
The family of a British couple who were detained by the Taliban for nearly eight months say they are “overwhelmed with gratitude and relief” at the couple’s release.
Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, who lived in Afghanistan for nearly two decades, were on their way home when they were stopped on 1st February.
The couple were freed on Friday morning through Qatari mediation. A Qatari official said they would fly to Qatar for medical checks before travelling to the UK, despite their long-term home being in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province.
The Taliban said the pair had broken Afghan laws and were released after judicial proceedings – but has never disclosed the reason for their detention.
