Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAn elderly British couple, Barbie and Peter Reynolds, were reunited with their daughter Sarah in Doha on Friday, 19 September 2025, after being detained by the Taliban for seven and a half months. The couple, who had lived in Afghanistan for two decades, were held separately since their detention on 1 February, with the Taliban citing unspecified breaches of Afghan law. Upon their release, the Reynolds expressed feeling "wonderful and happy" and are due to undergo medical checks before returning to the UK. Barbie Reynolds indicated a willingness to return to Afghanistan, where they previously ran a training and education organisation, stating "if we can". Watch the video in full above.In fullMoment British coupled detained in Afghanistan by Taliban reunited with daughterThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Emotional moment British couple freed by Taliban reunite with daughter
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAn elderly British couple, Barbie and Peter Reynolds, were reunited with their daughter Sarah in Doha on Friday, 19 September 2025, after being detained by the Taliban for seven and a half months. The couple, who had lived in Afghanistan for two decades, were held separately since their detention on 1 February, with the Taliban citing unspecified breaches of Afghan law. Upon their release, the Reynolds expressed feeling "wonderful and happy" and are due to undergo medical checks before returning to the UK. Barbie Reynolds indicated a willingness to return to Afghanistan, where they previously ran a training and education organisation, stating "if we can". Watch the video in full above.In fullMoment British coupled detained in Afghanistan by Taliban reunited with daughterThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
