Elderly British Couple's Lives at Risk After Months in Taliban Custody, UN and Family Warn

Peter and Barbie Reynolds, a British couple in their 70s and 80s, have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for over five months without charge.

Their family and UN human rights experts are urgently calling for their release, warning that the couple's health is rapidly deteriorating and they could die in custody. The Taliban deny mistreatment and claim the couple is receiving medical care, but efforts to secure their release remain incomplete. The couple, who had lived in Afghanistan for 18 years and ran educational programs, were arrested in February.

International pressure is mounting as concerns grow over their well-being and the lack of due process.