ImmigrationCritics say trip legitimizes regime, as bloc seeks ways to cut number of Afghan arrivalsAn Afghan man with a child walk toward a dinghy to sail to England from France on March 3. Afghans face deportation if their asylum claims are rejected in the European Union. © Getty ImagesKANIKA GUPTA and CATHERINE DE BEAUREPAIREJune 23, 2026 18:36 JSTNEW DELHI/BRUSSELS -- Taliban officials are heading to Brussels for talks with European Union representatives over a plan to deport rejected asylum claimants, even as the de facto government continues to face widespread condemnation over human rights abuses.
Taliban officials head to Brussels for EU talks over rejected migrants
Critics say trip legitimizes regime, as bloc seeks ways to cut number of Afghan arrivals
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