Three British nationals are reportedly being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The men, Kelvin Cornwell (53), Miles Routledge (23), and another unnamed man are being held in custody by the Taliban.
According to Scott Richards from the Presidium Network Mr Cornwell and the other unnamed man were arrested in January.
Mr Richards confirmed that Mr Routledge was also arrested on a different date.
The home secretary of the United Kingdom, Suella Braverman reveals that the government was “in negotiations” over the men.
Also, Mr Richards confirms that the Presidum network, a UK-based non-profit organisation that provides support to communities in crisis, is representing Mr Cornwell and the other unnamed man.
According to him, there were “no official charges”. But the two men’s detention on 11 January was understood to be over a weapon in a safe in Mr Cornwell’s room.
He said the weapon was stored with a licence issued by the Afghan interior ministry.
“That license is missing,” he said.
“But we have taken several statements from witnesses who have seen the licence and affirm its existence.
“It is perfectly possible that during the search the licence was separated from the weapon and, as such, we refer to this scenario as a probable misunderstanding.”
Travel Caution
Speaking to Sky News, Suella Braverman says “Anyone travelling to dangerous parts of the world should take the utmost caution”.
“If they are going to do that they should always act on the advice of the Foreign Office travel advice.
“If there are risks to people’s safety if they’re a British citizen abroad, then the UK government is going to do whatever it takes to ensure that they’re safe.
“The government is in negotiations and working hard to ensure people’s safety is upheld,” she adds.
The third man, Mr Routledge is a former Loughborough University student.
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He has attracted attention by travelling to dangerous countries and posting about it on social media.
He previously shared that he chose Afghanistan because he enjoyed “dark” and “extreme” tourism.
