The daughter of an elderly British man detained with his wife by the Taliban in Afghanistan has expressed grave fears for his health, a report said on Sunday.
“We hear he now has a chest infection, a double eye infection and serious digestive issues due to poor nutrition. Without immediate access to necessary medication, his life is in serious danger,” the Sunday Times newspaper quoted his daughter, Sarah Entwistle, as saying.
Entwistle said that according to information provided by a “reliable source” her 79-year-old father had been “beaten and shackled” and was in “immense pain”.
The report said Barbie Reynolds, 75, had also been told she could no longer see her husband.
Entwistle described her parents’ alleged separation as a “shocking escalation”.
