Afghanistan, July 21 -- British children urgently appeal for the release of their elderly parents, Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who have been detained in Afghanistan.
Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter Reynolds, 80, a British couple who have dedicated nearly 18 years to education and community work in Bamyan, Afghanistan, have been held by the Taliban for over five and a half months. They were arrested in February while returning home in Bamyan.
Their four children, living in the US and UK, have repeatedly appealed to the Taliban to release their parents. Recently, they made another urgent plea, fearing that their elderly parents might die while still in custody.
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