UK couple freed by Taliban after Qatari mediation, official says

Barbie and Peter Reynolds, whose family had voiced serious concerns over their health and their ability to survive Taliban custody, were detained by the group's interior ministry on February 1.

Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023.

Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023.

(photo credit: REUTERS/ALI KHARA)

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 13:13

Updated: SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 13:23