Taliban, Afghanistan and 70s

Taliban confirm British couple in their 70s arrested in Afghanistan as family call for their release
The Taliban has confirmed the arrest of two British nationals in their 70s in Afghanistan. It follows an appeal by the children of Peter and Barbie Reynolds for their release.
U.K. Husband and Wife, Both in 70s, Are Arrested by Afghan Taliban
Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested on Feb. 1, their children told U.K. news outlets. The couple had run an education company in Afghanistan for almost two decades.
British Couple Arrested on 'Misunderstanding' They Had Fake Passports, Afghan Taliban Ministry Says
A British couple in their 70s was arrested by the Taliban due to a "misunderstanding" that they had fake Afghan passports, Abdul Mateen Qaniee, the spokesman for the Afghan Taliban interior ministry said on Tuesday.
British pensioners detained in Afghanistan are ‘pawns’ in Taliban power struggle
An elderly British couple detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan are victims of a deepening internal power struggle within the Islamist regime, The Telegraph has learned.
British couple arrested in Afghanistan to be released 'as soon as possible,' Taliban says
Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who run education and training programmes in central Afghanistan, were detained by the Taliban earlier this month. View on euronews
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Taliban official Abdul Mateen Qani, said in a statement, via the BBC: "A series of considerations is being taken into account, and after evaluation, we will endeavour to release t
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