After a jury look was postponed, the home of a European partners in their sixties who have been detained in Afghanistan expressed concerns for their wellbeing.
On February 1st, Peter Reynolds, 79, and his family Barbie, 75, were detained while returning to their Bamiyan state apartment.
According to their child, they were taken out of prison on Saturday for court proceedings, spent four time sitting on the floor, chained to another prisoners, and then released.
Sarah Entwistle added that her father’s health was “declining,” and that they have” no charges against them.” She added that her mother was” collapsing due to malnutrition.”
She claimed that the pair was informed that the prosecutor would not see them until Saturday.
The soldiers informed the authorities that a different prosecutor would be handling the case, and we hope they will have a good hearing in the coming week, she said.
The pair did not see each other on Saturday, and they are being held separately.
Before their incarceration, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, who wed in Kabul in 1970, had been spearheading education initiatives there for 18 times, including one that involved training mothers and children.
Despite the Taliban forbidding education for women over the age of 12 and forbidding women from employing women, their function appeared to have been approved by the local government.
The Taliban announced women would be banned from working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in 2022, and in December 2024, it said it would close any NGOs employing women.
According to her daughter, Mrs. Reynolds is simply getting one meal per day and needed assistance climbing the four flights of stairs to the area where the prosecutor is seated.
She claimed that” Mum’s health is rapidly deteriorating, and she is collapsing from malnutrition.” The gentlemen only get three meals per day, while she and the other women just get one.
She continued,” Dad’s wellness is still in decline, and he’s tremors in his left arm and mind.”
Next week, the family made an appeal to the Taliban to let them go in a show of good will during Ramadan.
Their child claimed that there are still no criminal charges against them and that no proof of any crimes have been presented.
She said,” We are, of course, devastated by this delay.” It makes no sense, especially given that the Taliban have repeatedly claimed that there are miscommunications and that they will be released” immediately.”
In a statement to the BBC on 24 February, Taliban official Abdul Mateen Qani said: “A series of considerations is being taken into account, and after evaluation, we will endeavour to release them as soon as possible.”
After the Taliban’s return to power, the UK shut down its ambassador in Kabul and withdrew its officials.
The Foreign Office advises against any travel to Afghanistan and claims that the president’s capacity to assist American citizens is “extremely limited.”