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According to a UK non-profit organisation called the Presidium Network, three British citizens have been held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan. On Twitter, the organisation claimed that it had been “working closely with two of the families.”
The UK’s foreign ministry also said in a statement that “we are supporting families” and “we are working hard to secure consular contact with British nationals detained in Afghanistan.”
We think they are in excellent health and receiving proper care, according to Scott Richards of the Presidium Network, who spoke with Sky News.
We don’t have any cause to think they’ve been tortured, and we’ve been told they’ve been treated as well as is reasonable under the circumstances,” he continued.
He added that there had been “no meaningful contact” between the two individuals Presidium is helping and the authorities.
The Taliban is thought to have been holding these two guys since January.
The third man’s detention duration is unknown.
Misunderstanding’
According to media reports, the men are 53-year-old charity doctor Kevin Cornwell, an unnamed hotel manager who oversees aid employees, and YouTube sensation Miles Routledge.
The Taliban released four other British citizens and a veteran television cameraman last year after holding them for six months.
The London government claimed that the hardline Islamists were holding “a number” of Britons, including Peter Jouvenal.
The five “had no part in the work of the UK government in Afghanistan and travelled there against the UK government’s travel advice,” according to the foreign ministry of Britain.
This was an error, it continued.
At the time, the British were being accused of “carrying out activities against the country’s laws and traditions of the people of Afghanistan,” according to Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the Afghan government.
In August 2021, the Taliban regained control, and since then, their policies, particularly those pertaining to women and girls, have caused outrage throughout the world.
