{"id":8636,"date":"2025-02-25T08:28:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T08:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/british-couple-arrested-by-taliban-in-afghanistan-family-says\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T08:28:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T08:28:27","slug":"british-couple-arrested-by-taliban-in-afghanistan-family-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/british-couple-arrested-by-taliban-in-afghanistan-family-says\/","title":{"rendered":"British Couple Arrested by Taliban in Afghanistan, Family Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A British couple who spent almost two decades running education programs in Afghanistan were detained by the Taliban earlier this month, their children said in interviews with a number of British news outlets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The couple, Peter Reynolds and Barbie Reynolds, were arrested on Feb. 1 when returning to their home in the country\u2019s Bamiyan Province, according to accounts first given to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/society\/article\/taliban-arrest-british-couple-in-their-70s-for-teaching-mothers-60frvr7s3\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Sunday Times<\/a> of London. The pair, who are in their 70s, have long run a program that offers education and training in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan in 2021 and the withdrawal of Western troops from the country, the couple decided to stay despite the potential risk, according to one of their four children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThey were just trying to help the country they loved,\u201d Sarah Entwistle, the couple\u2019s eldest daughter, told The Sunday Times. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When the Taliban came to power, it imposed an Islamic republic government and rolled back rights for women and other groups, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/04\/world\/asia\/women-taliban-prohibitions-afghanistan.html\" title=\"\">including restricting access to education for women after the sixth grade<\/a>. Women are also banned from most workplaces, and public spaces like parks, gyms and salons under Taliban law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Entwistle <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c0rznw4j2e4o\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">told the BBC<\/a> that she and her siblings were able to message their parents for a few days after their arrest. Her parents told them they were being held by the interior ministry but were fine, she said. But she added that she has not heard from them in over two weeks and said she feared for their well-being because of their age and because her father is currently taking medication, after recently suffering from a stroke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Reynolds, 79, and Ms. Reynolds, 75, were working on a number of educational projects <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/rebuildconsultants.com\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">as part of Rebuild, a research and training company<\/a> that they founded in 2009. One program helped to teach parenting skills to mothers, according to their daughter. \u201cThe idea they are being held because they were teaching mothers with children is outrageous,\u201d Ms. Entwistle told The Sunday Times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The couple\u2019s connection to Afghanistan extends back to their youth. According to their development company\u2019s website, they married there more than 50 years ago. Rebuild is based in Kabul, but has programs across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cUnder the new Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Rebuild has grown and developed new enterprises with new staff, eager to help and support their country\u2019s future,\u201d the company website reads. In a video on the website, published months after the Taliban took control, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LtUU2ws8_vA&amp;t=38s\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mr. Reynolds explains<\/a> the practical training they offer. Footage shows women in head scarves and men taking part in courses, including \u201ccommunication skills\u201d and management training. In other clips, children are shown apparently learning the alphabet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The couple\u2019s children have written to the Taliban, in a letter <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/uk-couple-detained-afghanistan-taliban-bd2fabdb1a0220384a90196654e31ed2\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">shared with<\/a> The Associated Press, urging them to release Mr. and Ms. Reynolds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThey have always been open about their presence and their work, diligently respecting and obeying the laws as they change,\u201d their children wrote. \u201cThey have chosen Afghanistan as their home, rather than with family in England, and they wish to spend the rest of their lives in Afghanistan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In their letter, the family said that the Taliban were aware of the couple\u2019s work and had previously supported their training efforts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe kindly ask for the release of our father and mother so they can return to their work in teaching, training and serving Afghanistan, which you have previously supported.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Taliban government and local officials in Bamiyan did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A representative for Britain\u2019s Foreign Office confirmed in an emailed statement that it is \u201csupporting the family of two British nationals who are detained in Afghanistan,\u201d but declined to provide further details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The foreign office advises against all travel to Afghanistan, pointing to a \u201cheightened risk of British nationals being detained\u201d and to the British government\u2019s \u201cextremely limited\u201d ability to help those in need of consular support, as it has no embassy or diplomatic relationship with the Taliban.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The United States also has no diplomatic representatives in the country and has likewise warned against travel to Afghanistan by American citizens. A number of Westerners have been detained in the country since the Taliban seized control, and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/21\/us\/politics\/americans-taliban-prisoner-swap.html\" title=\"\">two Americans were freed in a prisoner swap in January<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Safiullah Padshah<!-- --> contributed reporting<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br 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