1 week ago British couple held in Afghanistan call their release by Taliban ‘a mystery’

After almost two decades living in Afghanistan and running education programmes for women and girls, Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested by the Taliban and spent more than seven months in prison. Finally free, they reveal how they were chained up in grim conditions and feared they would die – either from ill health or at the hands of their captors. Arpan Rai reports

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1 week ago Elderly British couple who were held by the Taliban for nearly eight months feared they would be executed

Peter and Barbie Reynolds finally flew back to the UK at the weekend after intense diplomatic efforts led by Qatar. They were detained in ten jails but they never learned why they were arrested.

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1 week ago ‘We thought we would be executed’: Elderly British couple detained by Taliban say they feared for their lives in jail

Peter and Barbie Reynolds arrived back in the UK after they were freed by the Taliban on Friday

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1 week ago Elderly British couple detained by Taliban for months arrive in UK

Barbie and Peter Reynolds were freed on Friday and landed in the UK on Saturday.

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1 week ago British couple beam with delight as they arrive back in UK after being held by Taliban in Afghanistan for nearly eight months

Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, arrived at London Heathrow airport from Qatar, which played a major role in negotiating their release.

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2 w. ago Moment British coupled detained in Afghanistan by Taliban reunited with daughter

Watch the emotional moment an elderly British couple detained by the Taliban for months were reunited with their daughter.

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2 w. ago ‘Immense joy’ for family as elderly British couple held in Afghanistan by Taliban are freed

Barbie, 76, and Peter Reynolds, 80, have been released from detention in Afghanistan

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2 w. ago Watch: Emotional moment elderly British couple reunite with daughter after being released from Afghan jail

Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, were safely released from detention on Friday following mediation from Qatar

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2 w. ago Elderly British couple's emotional reunion with their daughter after landing in Qatar following seven months locked up by the Taliban in Afghanistan

The British couple who walked free today after being held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan for almost eight months have been reunited with their daughter.

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2 w. ago Family tell of ‘immense joy’ at release of British couple detained in Afghanistan

Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested and held without charge for eight months, raising fears for their healthA British couple have been freed from months of detention in Afghanistan to the “immense joy” of their family.The Taliban released Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband, Peter, 80, after being held for eight months. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago OAP Brit couple held in Afghanistan by Taliban finally released after seven

Barbie and Peter Reynolds, who have lived in Afghanistan for nearly 20 years, were detained in February and have now been released after almost eight months in captivity

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2 w. ago Pictured: Elderly British couple free again after being released from Afghan jail

Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, were safely released from detention on Friday following mediation from Qatar

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2 w. ago Elderly Brit couple detained by Taliban in Afghan hellhole prison finally freed

Barbie and Peter Reynolds have been held in Taliban captivity in Afghanistan for nearly eight months and feared they would die in prison after giving 'their life in service'

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2 w. ago Elderly British couple released by Taliban after months of detention

Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, have been released by the Taliban.

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2 w. ago British couple held by the Taliban in Afghanistan are FREED after seven

British couple held by the Taliban in Afghanistan are FREED after seven-month hell

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