Because of education
British couple imprisoned by Taliban
A married couple from the UK are currently behind bars in Afghanistan. The background is disturbing.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen According to a BBC report, the 79 and 75-year-old British couple have been living in the country, which has been ruled by the Islamist Taliban again since 2021, for several decades. The couple have been running educational projects there for 18 years.
According to the Taliban spokesperson, the two Britons were arrested at the beginning of February together with a Chinese-American citizen and a translator. Media reports were confirmed by a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior in Kabul at the request of the German Press Agency.
Targeting education for women
According to their project website, the arrested couple also runs educational projects for older girls. Under the Taliban, women and girls are prohibited from attending school from the seventh grade onwards. However, some private institutes in the country continue to offer courses for older girls, for example in foreign languages.
The British news agency PA quoted the Foreign Office in London as saying that the couple's family was being supported.
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