Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, were released after being held without charge for nearly eight months
A British couple who were detained without charge for nearly eight months by the Taliban in Afghanistan have arrived in the UK.
Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, were released on Friday, having been arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan, in February.
The couple, pictured smiling by Sky News as they arrived at Heathrow airport on Saturday, were held without charge in a maximum security prison, which included long periods of separation. They had lived in the South Asian country for nearly two decades and ran a training and education organisation.
Their son, Jonathan Reynolds, said the family was “thrilled” and “overwhelmed with thankfulness” that the couple had been released and had returned to the UK. In a statement on Friday, the family said: “We are overwhelmed with gratitude and relief to share that our parents, Peter and Barbie Reynolds, have been released after seven months and 21 days in detention by the Taliban.
