British couple reunited with daughter after months held by Taliban

[Sanjeev]

After being held captive by the Taliban for almost eight months, a British couple was released and reunited emotionally with their daughter. On February 1, Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, who had spent almost 20 years in Afghanistan, were halted while returning home.

Through Qatari intervention, the couple was freed on Friday morning. Their daughter greeted them upon their arrival in Doha. Although their permanent residence is in the Bamiyan area of Afghanistan, they will travel to the UK following medical examinations.

Although they have never revealed the reason for their imprisonment, the Taliban claimed the two had violated Afghan law and were freed following legal proceedings.

 

[Starmix]

That was awesome, ages 80 and 76 were detained. That was cruel; they are too old to commit a crime. I hope that they could still live for another 20 years.