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Children of UK couple detained in Afghanistan appeal to Taliban for their release
A British couple in their 70s who run education programs in Afghanistan have lost contact with their family after being detained by the Taliban early this month, their children say.
Brit elderly couple arrested by Taliban in Afghanistan for 'teaching parents and children'
Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, have spent around 20 days in the custody of the Taliban interior ministry after being detained while returning from a training session in Bamiyan on Februa
Who is the British couple in their 70s arrested by Taliban in Afghanistan?
The Taliban has arrested a British couple in their 70s in Afghanistan. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife, Barbie, 75, have a long association in the country. They run Rebuild, an organisation that prov
Taliban arrests British couple in Afghanistan – Family
An elderly British couple have been arrested by Taliban authorities in Afghanistan, their daughter said Monday, urging UK diplomats
British couple in 70s detained in Afghanistan ‘for training women’
A British family has lost touch with their parents, aged in their 70s, after they were reportedly detained for teaching parenting skills to mothers in Afghanistan. When the Taliban suddenly seized power in 2021, university sweethearts Barbie and Peter Reynolds decided to stay.
UK urged to help elderly British couple detained by Taliban
A British couple in their 70s who ran education programmes in Afghanistan have been detained by the Taliban administration, their daughter has said, urging the British government to "do everything" possible to secure their release.
British teacher arrested with wife by Taliban in Afghanistan 'needs heart medication'
Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were detained by the Taliban as they travelled to their home in Afghanistan.
British pensioners arrested by Taliban while 'trying to help the country they loved'
A British couple in their seventies have been detained by the Taliban whilst running educational projects in Afghanistan. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested on February 1 as they were returning to their home.

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British couple in their 70s arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan
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