Taliban says ‘misunderstanding’ led to arrest of British couple in Afghanistan

<p>After an evaluation a Taliban spokesperson said Peter and Barbie Reynolds would be released as soon as possible</p><p>A British couple were arrested in Afghanistan due to a “misunderstanding” that they had fake Afghan passports, the Taliban said on Tuesday.</p><p>Peter and Barbie Reynolds, 79 and 75, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/23/british-couple-in-their-70s-arrested-by-the-taliban-in-afghanistan">were detained by the Taliban’s interior ministry</a> on 1 February while returning to their home in the central province of Bamiyan.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/25/taliban-says-misunderstanding-led-to-arrest-of-british-couple-in-afghanistan">Continue reading...</a>