Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, have spent around 20 days in the custody of the Taliban interior ministry after being detained while returning from a training session in Bamiyan on Februa

A British couple in their 70s who run education programs in Afghanistan have lost contact with their family after being detained by the Taliban early this month, their children say.

A British couple, both in their 70s, have been arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Peter and his wife Barbie Reynolds were detained on February 1 while they were returning to their home in Bamiyan province. They have been accused of "teaching mothers parenting with children," a work they have been doing for nearly two decades.