A British couple in the 1970s was arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, returned home to Bamiyan on February 1 when they were detained.
The couple has been running training projects in Afghanistan for 18 years and their daughter, Sarah Entwistle, told the BBC that she had not heard of her parents for more than two weeks.
We do not know exactly what the couple was arrested, but the projects managed by them include a mothers and training children, who had apparently been approved by local authorities despite the ban of the Taliban on women working and on ‘Education of older girls than the age of 12.
The couple, who originally met at the University of Bath, married Kabul in 1970. Since 2009, they have led training projects in five schools in Kabul and a project in Bamiyan Training Mothers and children.
While the return of the Taliban in power in August 2021 saw most of their staff – with most Westerners – Mr. and Ms. Reynolds insisted on the spot.
After their arrest, the couple was able to stay in touch with their four children by SMS. The family knew that their parents were detained by the Ministry of the Interior and were provided by them that they were “good”.
Three days later, however, the texts stopped. Children have heard nothing since.
Ms. Entwistle, who lives in Daventry, Northampionshire, told the BBC: “It has been more than two weeks since the messages have arrested and they were placed in police custody.
“We would like the Taliban to release them to return home and continue their work.”
She told Sunday Times: “They said they couldn’t leave when the Afghans were in their need.
“They were meticulous to respect the rules when they continued to change.”
She added: “My mother is 75 years old and my father almost 80 years old and (he) needs his heart medication after a mini-coup. They just tried to help the country they loved. The idea that ‘They are detained because they taught mothers with mothers with children are scandalous. “
The couple was arrested alongside their American friend Faye Hall and a translator of their business, reported the AP news agency, citing an employee.
The employee, who described the pair as “the most honorable people I have ever met,” said Reynolds had been denied access to heart medication and that his condition was “not” Good”.
Ms. Entwistle and her three brothers and sisters wrote a letter to the Taliban, pleading them to release their parents.
“We do not understand the reasons for their arrest,” they wrote. “They have communicated their self -confidence and that as Afghan citizens, they will be well treated.”
“We recognize that there have been cases where exchanges have been beneficial for your government and Western countries. However, our parents have always expressed their commitment to Afghanistan, declaring that they prefer to sacrifice their lives rather than doing part of ransom negotiations or be negotiated. “
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs knows that two British nationals have been detained in Afghanistan. But assistance is limited by the fact that the United Kingdom does not recognize the Taliban and has no embassy in Kabul.
Official sources of Taliban have told the BBC that they had arrested British nationals, who, according to them, worked for a non -governmental organization (NGO) in the province of Bamiyan.
An official said he was arrested approximately 20 days ago after using an airplane without informing the Bamiyan police headquarters or border security forces.
The Taliban announced that women would be prohibited from working for NGOs in 2022 and December of last year, Al Jazeera said that the government said that it would close any NGOs using women.
