{"id":280576,"date":"2025-09-22T21:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T20:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-couple-held-by-taliban-for-months-feared-they-would-be-executed-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T21:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T20:05:14","slug":"british-couple-held-by-taliban-for-months-feared-they-would-be-executed-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-couple-held-by-taliban-for-months-feared-they-would-be-executed-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"British couple held by Taliban for months feared they would be executed | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/abtmCusmKm4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"British couple held by Taliban for months feared they would be executed | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/abtmCusmKm4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A British couple released by the Taliban in Afghanistan last week said they were detained in 10 different prisons and at one point thought they would be executed.<\/p>\n<p>Peter, 80, and wife Barbie Reynolds, 76, said it was never explained to them why they were being held, nor why they were released.<\/p>\n<p>The couple, who have run a charity programme in Afghanistan for almost two decades, arrived back in the UK on Saturday after seven and a half months in detention.<\/p>\n<p>Both suffered health problems while in prison, including severe anaemia. Taliban officials maintained they received adequate medical care during their detention and that their human rights were respected.<\/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 released by the Taliban in Afghanistan last week said they were detained in 10 different prisons and at one point thought they would be executed. Peter, 80, and wife Barbie Reynolds, 76, said it was never explained to them why they were being held, nor why they were released. 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