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Hayden Vernon

Briton held by Taliban with wife describes dire conditions in Kabul jail

Peter and Barbie Reynolds
Peter and Barbie Reynolds have been running projects in Afghan schools for 18 years and decided to stay after the Taliban took power in 2021. Photograph: BBC

A Briton held captive by the Taliban for more than nine weeks has said he is living in dire conditions in a prison in Kabul, describing it as “the nearest thing to hell I can imagine”.

In a recording of a phone call from Pul-e-Charkhi prison, Peter Reynolds, 79, also spoke of his fears for the safety of his wife, Barbie, who is being held in the women’s section of the the maximum-security jail.

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