Afghan Taliban to hold rare, closed-door talks with EU officials on deportations
A Taliban delegation is traveling to Brussels for closed-door talks with EU officials regarding deportation policies. Human rights groups have expressed concern that these discussions could compromise the EU's human rights obligations.
Why it matters
The meeting highlights the complex diplomatic challenges of engaging with the Taliban regime while balancing international human rights standards.
A delegation from the Afghan Taliban is travelling to Brussels on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) for closed-door talks with European Union staff, expected to focus on deportations, said a Taliban official.
The article reports on the event and includes the perspective of rights groups without taking a stance on the legitimacy of the talks.
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