Peter and Barbie Reynolds are still held by the Taliban

The plight of this couple, who are charity workers held without charge by the Taliban, seems to have been forgotten.

Peter Reynolds, 80, and Barbie, 76, were arrested on 1 February while returning to their home in central Bamiyan province, Afghanistan. It is not known exactly why they were detained.
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For some reason, I woke up this morning and wondered whether there had been any progress made by the British Government towards their release.
The latest update seems to be from July and we have heard nothing further since as far as I am aware.

They are being kept in terrible conditions, and, according to their son, their health is deteriorating.

Is our Foreign Office working behind the scenes, I wonder, to try to secure their release, or are they distracted by other world events?

It is worrying that elderly, frail British citizens have been captured and are being treated in this way and so little is known about what is happening.

Is it any use writing to our MPs? Ours fails to respond, according to many constituents who have contacted her about other matters.