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British couple released after eight months in Afghan detention

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An elderly British couple held by the Taliban government was released on Friday and flown to Doha following Qatari mediation. Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, have lived in Afghanistan for nearly two decades. Qatar mediated the process, stating that the release was carried out on a humanitarian basis. Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry posted on X that the couple had violated Afghan laws, without giving details.

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