Three British males are being held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan – together with so-called “danger tourist” Miles Routledge who returned to the nation after being evacuated by British armed forces lower than two years in the past.
The different two males are charity medic Kevin Cornwell and one other unnamed UK nationwide who manages a lodge in Kabul. They are believed to have been held by Taliban secret police since January.
A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) spokesperson stated: “We are working hard to secure consular contact with British nationals detained in Afghanistan and we are supporting families.”
Scott Richards from the Presidium Network which is aiding Mr Cornwell and the unnamed Briton, informed Sky News that he believes the pair are in good well being and being properly handled.
But he added: “There has been no meaningful contact (with the men), there has been no access by international monitoring agencies… and there’s been no other form of access to the individuals to date”.
“We’re very hopeful that contact will be made,” he continued. He added that his organisation hopes {that a} optimistic improvement within the state of affairs might coincide with the top of Ramadan and the celebration of Eid.
Mr Routledge, 23, has gained fame – and attracted controversy – by travelling to harmful nations and posting about it on-line.
In August 2021 he was on a “holiday” in Afghanistan when he was caught up within the chaos within the capital because the Taliban took management of the nation.
He selected the war-torn nation having appeared up a listing of essentially the most harmful locations to go to on the earth, regardless of the Taliban taking management of increasingly of the nation on the time.
Mr Routledge thanked the British Army after he was amongst these evacuated throughout the Kabul airlift.
He seems to have returned to the nation since then.
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Mr Cornwell, 53, was arrested at his lodge by officers from the Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) on 11 January.
He is accused of getting an unlawful firearm within the protected in his room, however his household say he had been granted a licence for the firearm.
Mr Richards stated this was all the way down to a “misunderstanding” and the license might have turn into separated from the firearm throughout the search.
The FCDO continues to advise UK residents towards all journey to Afghanistan primarily based on the safety dangers concerned, together with the opportunity of detention by the Taliban authorities.
Source: information.sky.com”
