BRUSSELS (AP) — A delegation from the Afghan Taliban is traveling to Brussels on Tuesday for closed-door talks with European Union staff, expected to focus on deportations, said a Taliban official.
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Rights groups said the meeting undercuts the EU’s human rights obligations and could endanger people in Europe and Afghanistan.
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Belgium issued 24-hour visas to the Taliban delegation, which includes New Zealand-born Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a spokesperson for the Taliban’s foreign ministry.
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