THE Taliban has issued a major update on a British couple who were arrested in Afghanistan earlier this month. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested on 1 February on their way back home to the Bamiyan province. The tyrannical group has today said it will aim to release the Brits "as soon as possible".
![[Peter and Barbie Reynolds, a couple kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/couple-kidnapped-taliban-afghanistan-974497569.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
In a statement, Taliban official Abdul Mateen Qani said: "A series of considerations is being taken into account, and after evaluation, we will endeavour to release them as soon as possible.". The pair were reportedly arrested for teaching parenting skills to mothers.
