{"id":279860,"date":"2025-09-19T21:05:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/elderly-british-couple-held-for-months-by-taliban-reunites-with-daughter\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T21:05:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:05:56","slug":"elderly-british-couple-held-for-months-by-taliban-reunites-with-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/elderly-british-couple-held-for-months-by-taliban-reunites-with-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly British couple held for months by Taliban reunites with daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ee5oVrZVLOY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Elderly British couple held for months by Taliban reunites with daughter\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ee5oVrZVLOY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An elderly British couple who have been freed after being detained by the Taliban earlier this year have been reunited with their daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, were detained by the Taliban&#8217;s interior ministry in February as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>In March, they were moved to a maximum security prison in Kabul where they had been held without charge.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/elderly-british-couple-detained-in-afghanistan-freed-13433792<br \/>\n#afghanistan #prison #skynews #taliban <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<\/p>\n<p>The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/the-world-with-richard-and-yalda<br \/>\nWatch more Richard and Yalda videos here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheWorldwithRichardandYalda<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An elderly British couple who have been freed after being detained by the Taliban earlier this year have been reunited with their daughter. Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, were detained by the Taliban&#8217;s interior ministry in February as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan. 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