Family of elderly British couple held by Taliban call for Foreign Office support

<p>Daughter of Peter and Barbie Reynolds says government must do ‘everything in their power’ to secure their release</p><p>The family of a British couple arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan have called on the government to do “everything in their power” to secure their release.</p><p>Peter and Barbie Reynolds, 79 and 75, who run education and training programmes in Afghanistan, were <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/23/british-couple-in-their-70s-arrested-by-the-taliban-in-afghanistan">detained by the Taliban on 1 February</a> while returning to their home in the central province of Bamiyan.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/british-couple-peter-barbie-reynolds-taliban-afghanistan-uk-government-support">Continue reading...</a>