Doha, Sept. 20 -- A British couple who were detained by the Taliban for nearly eight months have finally been freed from captivity and reunited with their daughter emotionall, sharing hugs after landing in Qatar.
Peter Reynolds (80) and his wife Barbie (76), who lived in Afghanistan for nearly two decades, were on theirway home when they were stopped on February one, as per a report in BBC.
The couple were released on Friday morning through Qatari mediation, and later landed in Doha where theywere met by their daughter Sarah Entwistle. They shared long hugs before walking together towards the airportbuilding.
After medical checks they will travel to the UK, despite their long-term home being in Afghanistan's Bamiyanprovince.
The Taliban...