Afghan Taliban detains several British citizens and an American, including a former freelance TV journalist who has been coming to Afghanistan for decades
Peter Jouvenal, a former freelance cameraman turned businessman, was taken on December 13, according to his wife.
The government refused to release their identities, Hassina Syed, the wife of Peter Jouvenal, a former freelance cameraman turned businessman, told The Associated Press, her husband was taken on December 13. Speaking to The AP by phone from her home in London, Syed, an Afghan, said her husband was in Afghanistan investigating business opportunities, including investment in lithium mining.
No charges have been filed and until his detention, Syed said, Jouvenal had been careful to stay in regular contact with the Taliban authorities to ensure that they were aware of his activities and movements.
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