Belgium issues visas to Taliban delegation for EU meeting
- Belgian authorities issued five visas to the Taliban on June 22 to allow a meeting with European Commission officials focused on deporting Afghan nationals.
- The visas granted were limited to Belgium and valid for only one day following a security assessment on the same day.
- The meeting aims to discuss deportation of some Afghan migrants despite concerns from human rights groups about risks to Afghans and EU values.
- The European Commission stated the meeting is technical and does not recognize Taliban rule, while rights organizations have opposed the talks.
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A Taliban delegation is preparing to stand up to the European institutions in Brussels despite the fact that they still do not de facto recognise the extremist authorities who, since their return to power in 2021, have once again plunged Afghanistan into a humanitarian crisis and permanent human rights violations, especially of women, subject to a strict Islamic law that makes them pariahs in their own country. Belgium has granted a very limited…
Members of the Taliban are granted a visa for talks with the European Commission in Brussels.
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