An elderly British couple detained in Afghanistan has caused concern for their health as their court appearance was postponed, leaving them in uncertain conditions. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested on 1 February upon returning to their residence in Bamiyan province. Their daughter, Sarah Entwistle, revealed that during their brief courtroom appearance, they were shackled to other inmates, forced to sit on the floor for four hours, and then returned to detention, where they are reported to face declining health.
The couple’s daughter expressed distress over the delay in their court hearing, revealing that they were informed at the last minute that they would not be seen by the judge as planned. Despite hopes for a fair hearing in the upcoming week, doubts persist about their well-being as they remain jailed separately without contact. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, who had been conducting training projects in Afghanistan for almost two decades, found themselves in legal trouble with no formal charges against them.
Sarah Entwistle raised concerns about her mother’s deteriorating health due to malnutrition, as she shared the troubling conditions her parents are enduring. Mrs. Reynolds is said to be receiving only one meal a day and struggled to ascend four flights of stairs to the courtroom. The family made a public appeal to the Taliban during Ramadan for the elderly couple’s release, emphasizing the lack of evidence or charges against them. As the government struggles to provide assistance with the UK embassy closed in Kabul, the fate of British nationals in Afghanistan remains uncertain under the Taliban regime
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