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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Bill Bowkett

'Nearest thing to hell': British man held by Taliban with wife describes horrific conditions in Afghan jail

A British man in his 70s held hostage by the Taliban has described living in Afghanistan's most notorious prison as "the nearest thing to hell".

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 76, were captured by the terrorist group on February 1 while returning from work to their home in the central province of Bamyan.

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