"We begun to think that we would never be released, or that we were even being held until we were executed, Peter told the Sunday Times. He added: We are bewildered as to why any of this happened and are very happy that this ordeal is over. Barbie said: They told us nothing. Even when we were taken to Kabul airport we thought maybe we were just flying somewhere for medical treatment."
"Barbie said the toughest part of the last eight months was seeing my 80-year-old husband struggling to get into the back of a police truck with his hands and ankles chained. The pair, who ran a charitable training programme that had been approved by the Taliban, were arrested on 1 February together with their interpreter, Juya, and an American friend, Faye Hall. The arrest came when they were returning to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan."
Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, were detained in Afghanistan for almost eight months after their arrest on 1 February while returning to Bamyan province. The couple feared they might be executed and said they were not told why they were imprisoned. They were moved to Kabul airport and unexpectedly flown to Doha, where Qatari officials led negotiations for their release. An American friend, Faye Hall, was released in March; the fate of their interpreter, Juya, is unknown. Juya had helped care for Peter, who requires regular heart medication, and was reportedly prevented from interpreting during court proceedings.
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