Five British nationals released from detention in Afghanistan after ‘travelling against advice’

5 British nationals have been launched from detention in Afghanistan, the overseas secretary stated.

The 5 travelled to the south Asian nation towards the recommendation of the Overseas Workplace and have been detained by the Taliban.

Liz Truss stated the 5 would “quickly be reunited with their households” and thanked British diplomats for his or her function within the launch of the prisoners.

The Overseas Workplace stated it “regrets this episode” and apologised to the Afghan authorities on behalf of the households of these detained for “any breach of Afghan tradition, customs or legal guidelines”.

A spokesperson stated: “These British nationals had no function within the UK authorities’s work in Afghanistan and travelled to Afghanistan towards the UK authorities’s journey recommendation. This was a mistake.”

It was not instantly clear who the freed British nationals have been or once they have been detained by the Taliban however in February the Overseas Workplace stated it was offering assist to “a quantity” of British nationals being held in Afghanistan.

he Overseas Workplace wouldn’t affirm particulars concerning the British nationals.

However one British citizen known to have been held in Afghanistan is Peter Jouvenal, a TV cameraman and businessman.

Mr Jouvenal, a British and German twin nationwide, has been held since early December and was visiting the nation for enterprise and household causes, his pals stated.

British and American forces pulled out of Afghanistan final summer time after 20 years of conflict in a hasty evacuation coinciding with the forceful return to energy of the Taliban.

The new regime has largely disregarded the democratic constructions enforced by the western allies and has been accused of widespread human rights abuses.