UK Advises Citizens Not to Travel to Afghanistan After Release of Elderly Couple

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The UK government has confirmed the release of Peter Reynolds and his wife, Barbie Reynolds, from Taliban custody in Afghanistan and renewed its advice for citizens not to travel to the country.

In a press release on Friday, Hamish Falconer, Britain’s minister for the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, said he was “relieved” by the couple’s release after almost eight months in detention and hoped they would soon be reunited with their family.