A British couple in their 70s who have been detained in Afghanistan by the Taliban will be freed “soon”, the group have said. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested alongside an American national and an Afghan translator on 1 February, while returning to their home in the central Bamiyan province.

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

The Taliban has confirmed the arrest of two British nationals in their 70s in Afghanistan. It follows an appeal by the children of Peter and Barbie Reynolds 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.

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

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.

Taliban ‘will try to release arrested British couple as soon as possible’ - Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, have run school training programmes in Afghanistan for 18 years.

Peter and Barbie Reynolds ‘do not understand’ why they have been detained despite staying in Afghanistan during ‘their hour of need’

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, run education and training programmes in Afghanistan. They have lived in the country for 18 years.

Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested on Feb. 1, their children told U.K. news outlets. The couple had run an education company in Afghanistan for almost two decades.