British government opens talks with Taliban after three men - including 'danger tourist' Miles Routledge - are held in Afghanistan
Scott Richards, from the Presidium Network, the two men his organisation is helping are in good health and being well treated.
Mr Cornwell was arrested in a raid at his hotel by officers from the Taliban's General Directorate of Intelligence on January 11.Read more: Taliban agents accused Mr Cornwell, a married father from Middlesborough, of having an illegal firearm in the safe in his room, but his family say he had been granted a licence for it by the Taliban government.
The Foreign Office continues to advise UK citizens against any travel to Afghanistan due to the security risks involved, which includes the possibility of being detained by the Taliban authorities.
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