An elderly British couple released after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan are expected to fly back to the UK on Saturday.

Taliban authorities arrested Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, in February as they were returning to their home in Bamiyan province, central Afghanistan.

Following concerns for their health, the pair were freed on Friday and flown to the Qatari capital Doha.

They are expected to leave for London on a commercial flight on Saturday after completing medical checks.

The Reynoldses married in Kabul in 1970 and have spent almost two decades living in Afghanistan, running educational programmes for women and children. They also became Afghan citizens.

When the Taliban returned to power in 2021, they remained in Afghanistan against the advice of t

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