The Taliban has confirmed the arrest of two British nationals in their 70s in Afghanistan. It follows an appeal by the children of Peter and Barbie Reynolds for their release.

A British couple in their 70s who run education programs in Afghanistan have lost contact with their family after being detained by the Taliban early this month, their children say.

A British couple in their 70s who have been detained in Afghanistan by the Taliban will be freed “soon”, the group have said. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested alongside an American national and an Afghan translator on 1 February, while returning to their home in the central Bamiyan province.