Taliban expected in Brussels for EU migration talks
A Taliban delegation is expected to fly into Brussels on Tuesday after being granted a one-day visa to hold talks with the EU on returning failed asylum-seekers to Afghanistan.
The European Commission has invited the officials for discussions under a push to crack down on irregular migration and boost deportations — despite it not formally recognising the Taliban administration.
The EU outreach to the Taliban authorities has drawn fierce pushback, with rights groups urging the commission to back out of the planned meeting.
A spokeswoman for the foreign minister of Belgium, which issued the documents in its capacity as host country to the European institutions, told AFP the five requested visas were granted Monday afternoon "after a security assessment".
