{"id":279930,"date":"2025-09-20T00:05:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-afghan-prisoner-cries-tears-of-joy-as-elderly-couple-held-with-her-freed-by-taliban\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T00:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:05:18","slug":"former-afghan-prisoner-cries-tears-of-joy-as-elderly-couple-held-with-her-freed-by-taliban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-afghan-prisoner-cries-tears-of-joy-as-elderly-couple-held-with-her-freed-by-taliban\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Afghan prisoner cries tears of joy as elderly couple held with her freed by Taliban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ieh0f79CDrA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Former Afghan prisoner cries tears of joy as elderly couple held with her freed by Taliban\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ieh0f79CDrA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An elderly British couple have been freed after being detained and held without charge by the Taliban for over seven months.<\/p>\n<p>Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, were detained by the Taliban&#8217;s interior ministry on 1 February as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s international correspondent John Sparks was with former Afghan prisoner Faye Hall, who was arrested by the Taliban along with the couple, as she watched her close friends touch down in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/trib.al\/TkGnBHp <\/p>\n<p>#Qatar #Afghanistan #WorldNews<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow 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 https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/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 have been freed after being detained and held without charge by the Taliban for over seven months. 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