An elderly British couple who were detained in Afghanistan nearly eight months ago have been freed.

Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, were detained by the Taliban in February while travelling to their home in Bamyan.

The couple, who had lived in the country for 18 years running school programmes, have been held in a maximum security prison in Kabul.

They were never formally charged.

Campaigners say that inside the walls of Pul-e-Charkhi Prison, Peter was ‘beaten and shackled’ and Barbie only offered one meal a day.

They were flown to Doha following a deal mediated by Qatar. Their friend, Faye Hall, an American, was also held but was released as part of a deal hashed out by Qatari officials.

Hall said ‘time was running out’ for Barbie and Peter, who had no idea why they

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