Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 25, 2025
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A British couple in their 70s was arrested by the Taliban over a misunderstanding regarding fake Afghan passports, clarified by the Afghan Taliban ministry.
KABUL (Reuters) - A British couple in their 70s was arrested by the Taliban due to a "misunderstanding" that they had fake Afghan passports, Abdul Mateen Qaniee, the spokesman for the Afghan Taliban interior ministry said on Tuesday.
Barbie and Peter Reynolds, 75 and 79, were detained by the Taliban's interior ministry on February 1, their daughter Sarah Entwistle, who lives in central England, said.
(Reporting by Muhammad Yunus Yawar in Kabul, writing by Tanvi Mehta; Editing by YP Rajesh)
The British couple was arrested by the Taliban due to a 'misunderstanding' that they had fake Afghan passports.
The couple, Barbie and Peter Reynolds, are 75 and 79 years old, respectively.
The details of the arrest were reported by Abdul Mateen Qaniee, the spokesman for the Afghan Taliban's interior ministry.
The couple was detained on February 1.
Their daughter, Sarah Entwistle, lives in central England and provided information about the arrest.
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