In the 70s, a British couple, who had run education programs in Afghanistan, has been detained by the Taliban administration, their daughter said, urged the British government to make every effort to secure their release.
75 and 79 -year -old Barbie and Peter Reynolds were detained by the Taliban’s Interior Ministry on 1 February, his daughter Sara Antivistal, who lives in Central England, said.
Talking to Times Radio on Monday on Monday, Antiwistal said that his parents initially kept in touch through text messages after their custody – assure his four children that they were fine – three days later all contacts Before losing.
“Our parents have always demanded to honor the Taliban, so we wanted to give them an opportunity to convince them to explain their causes for this custody. However, after more than three weeks of silence, we can’t wait anymore, now, ” He said.
“Now we are immediately calling the British Consulate to do everything in our power so that we can get answers and pressurize the Taliban as much as possible for our release.”
Britain’s Foreign Office said on Monday that it was “supporting the family of two British citizens who were detained in Afghanistan,” without further expansion.
The BBC, citing official Taliban sources, said on Sunday that two British citizens believed that Central Afghan province was working for a non-governmental organization in Bamiyan. It quoted an officer, saying that he was arrested about 20 days ago after using an aircraft without informing the local authorities.
The Taliban administration did not respond to the request of a comment.
Western countries including Britain and the United States closed their embassies and withdrew their diplomats as the Taliban handled Afghanistan in 2021.
Britain advised its citizens against any visit to Afghanistan, warning the risks to be taken into custody.
Sunday Times said that the British couple had been running projects in Afghanistan schools for 18 years, deciding to live even after the Taliban confiscated power, The Sunday Times said.
Britain’s PA news agency reported that the couple was arrested with a Chinese-American friend, Fay Hall and a translator from their training business.
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