British Couple Freed from Kabul Detention Describe Harsh Conditions

A British couple held in Bamyan, Afghanistan, for seven-and-a-half months returned home, describing severe detention conditions and experiencing a profound cultural shock.

Peter, 80, and his wife Barbie Reynolds, 76, ran a charitable program in Afghanistan for nearly two decades. They were arrested on February 1, 2025, along with a friend and their translator, after arriving in Bamiyan province on a chartered flight from Kabul.

The couple was detained in ten different prisons...