American prisoner detained by Taliban is RELEASED… but no sign of Brit couple she was held with in Afghanistan jail

AN AMERICAN citizen who was arrested by Taliaban has now been released – sparking fresh fears over the fate of the Brit couple she was being held with.

Faye Hall, who was being arrested alongside the elderly British couple Peter Reynolds and his wife Barbie, is now free and under the care of Qatar in Kabul.

Brit couple Peter Reynolds and Barbie were arrested over a month ago on their way home

Hall was arrested together with a British couple, Barbie and Peter Reynolds.

A source with knowledge of the release said the American woman, who had been detained in Afghanistan since February, was freed on Thursday following a court order.

She was received at the Qatari embassy in Kabul and confirmed to be in good health after undergoing a series of medical checks, a source with knowledge of the release said.

But it remains unclear if the Brit couple will be released and when, sparking fears over their fate.

Previously, the Taliban  bizarrely claimed the arrest of a British couple in Afghanistan was due to a “misunderstanding.”

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