A British couple who were detained without charge for nearly eight months by the Taliban in Afghanistan have arrived in the UK. They had lived in the South Asian country for nearly two decades and ran a training and education organisation. Their son, Jonathan Reynolds, said the family was “thrilled” and “overwhelmed with thankfulness” that the couple had been released and had returned to the UK. after newsletter promotionThe couple had reunited with their daughter, Sarah Entwistle, in Doha, on Friday afternoon. The couple had five children, 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, who live in the UK and US.