Kevin Cornwell, whose family hail from the Fylde coast, has been freed
Four British nationals, including a dad from Lancashire, who were being held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan have been released. They are now set to return to the UK on a flight.
The UK Foreign Office said it welcomes the release of the men, who were detained over allegedly breaking the country’s laws. Non-profit organisation the Presidium Network, which has assisted the men, named three of them as charity medic Kevin Cornwell - whose family hail from Thornton-Cleveleys - Miles Routledge and Ian Purchase.
The other cannot be named for legal reasons. A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson said the UK Government “regrets this episode”.They went on: “On behalf of families of the British nationals, we express their apologies to the current administration of Afghanistan for any violations of the laws of the country.”
Scott Richards, co-founder of the Presidium Network, said the men were returning to the UK on Tuesday, but was unaware of which flight they were on. Mr Routledge is a British holidaymaker who received widespread attention and criticism on social media in August 2021 having travelled to Afghanistan despite the Taliban’s gains in the nation. Mr Cornwell had been working for the UN Refugee Agency in Kabul when he was detained in January.
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