Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“The son of a British couple detained by the Taliban five months ago has told the BBC that he fears they may die in prison. Peter Reynolds, 80, and Barbie, 76, were arrested on 1 February while returning to their home in central Bamiyan province, Afghanistan. It is not known exactly why they were detained. Their son Jonathan Reynolds said their health was rapidly deteriorating, with his father suffering serious convulsions and his mother ‘numb’ from anaemia and malnutrition. The Taliban’s foreign minister said they were receiving medical care and that ‘efforts are under way to secure their release, but the process is not complete.'” (07/23/25)