{"id":279652,"date":"2025-09-19T12:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-couple-held-for-months-by-taliban-released-from-prison-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T12:05:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:05:01","slug":"british-couple-held-for-months-by-taliban-released-from-prison-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-couple-held-for-months-by-taliban-released-from-prison-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"British couple held for months by Taliban released from prison | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_1FZwS1iXWw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"British couple held for months by Taliban released from prison | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_1FZwS1iXWw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A British couple who were detained for nearly eight months by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been released, an official with knowledge of the case has said.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, who have lived in the country for nearly two decades, were held after being stopped while travelling home on 1 February.<\/p>\n<p>The couple were freed through Qatari mediation, after they were transferred from Kabul&#8217;s central prison to a larger prison during the final phase of negotiations, the official said.<\/p>\n<p>A Qatari official said the couple will fly to Qatar for medical checks before travelling on to the UK, despite having a long-term home in Afghanistan&#8217;s Bamiyan province.<\/p>\n<p>It follows months of public lobbying by their family for their release.<br \/>\nSix days ago, an American woman who was detained with them and subsequently released told the BBC they were &quot;literally dying&quot; in prison and that &quot;time is running out&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Afghanistan #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A British couple who were detained for nearly eight months by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been released, an official with knowledge of the case has said. 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