The Taliban has told the BBC it will “endeavour” to release two British nationals who have been arrested and held in Afghanistan “as soon as possible”.
Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested on 1 February while returning to their home in the country’s Bamiyan province.
An American national and an Afghan were also arrested, a spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs said.
“A series of considerations is being taken into account, and after evaluation, we will endeavour to release them as soon as possible,” they added.
Mr and Mrs Reynolds had been running training projects in Afghanistan for 18 years. The reason for their arrest has not been confirmed.
Their daughter, Sarah Entwistle, told the BBC she had not heard from her parents in more than two weeks.
The UK’s Foreign Office said on Sunday it was aware two British nationals had been detained in Afghanistan.
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