British couple freed by Afghanistan's Taliban arrive in Qatar

British citizens named Peter and Barbara Reynolds, who had been in custody in Afghanistan, sit with Qatari and British diplomats, on an aircraft, in the air, September 19, 2025. Qatar Government/Handout via REUTERS

DOHA (Reuters) -Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, arrived in Qatar from Afghanistan into the arms of their daughter on Friday, after the British couple were freed from eight months in Taliban captivity.

Family members said they had been concerned for the health of the couple, who ran a charity in Afghanistan where they had lived for 18 years, staying on after the Taliban returned to power in 2021.