A British couple have been reunited with their family in Qatar after their release from nearly eight months of detention in a Taliban facility in Afghanistan.

An elderly British couple detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan in February were released and flying to Doha on Friday after Qatari mediation, an official with knowledge of the matter told...

The move comes as the Taliban continues its push for international recognition, four years after reclaiming control of Afghanistan.

Sept. 19 (UPI) -- An elderly British couple detained in Afghanistan since the beginning of February were en route home via Qatar on Friday after being released from a maximum security prison, with the Gulf emirate credited with brokering their freedom.

Barbie and Peter Reynolds have been held in Taliban captivity in Afghanistan for nearly eight months and feared they would die in prison after giving 'their life in service'

Qatar, an energy-rich nation on the Arabian Peninsula that mediated talks between the US and the Taliban before the American withdrawal, helped in releasing the Reynolds