Taliban free British couple after seven months in detention

The Taliban on Friday released a British couple who had been held in Afghanistan for more than seven months on undisclosed charges.

Peter and Barbara Reynolds, aged 80 and 75, had lived in Afghanistan for nearly two decades, running an education and training organization in Bamiyan province. They chose to stay after the Taliban seized power in 2021.

Abdul Qahar Balkhi, Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesperson: “Two British citizens, Peter…