"The Taliban on Friday released a British couple held in Afghanistan for more than seven months on undisclosed charges, an official said. The case of Peter and Barbie Reynolds, aged 80 and 75, underlined the Western concerns over the actions of the Taliban since they overthrew the country's US-backed government four years ago. The couple had lived in Afghanistan for 18 years and ran an educational institution in the country's central province of Bamiyan."
""Two British nationals named Peter and Barbara Reynolds, who had violated the laws of Afghanistan, were released from custody today following the judicial process," Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said on social media. He said that the Taliban "does not view the matters of citizens from a political or transactional angle." The elderly couple were handed over to Britain's special representative to Afghanistan, Richard Lindsay, Balhki added."
The Taliban released Peter and Barbie Reynolds after more than seven months in custody on undisclosed charges. Peter is 80 and Barbie is 75. The couple lived in Afghanistan for 18 years and ran an educational institution in Bamiyan province. The release followed a judicial process and the Taliban maintained that it does not view citizen matters politically or transactionally. The couple were handed over to Britain's special representative to Afghanistan, Richard Lindsay. The release is seen as part of efforts to seek international recognition after the Taliban resumed power in 2021.
Read at www.dw.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]