The EU is hosting Taliban officials after Belgium granted temporary visas for talks on returning failed Afghan asylum-seekers. The meeting is one of the bloc's highest-level contacts with the Taliban since 2021.

The EU Commission on Monday refused to respond if any of its own delegation would include female staffers in order to conform with male-only events - as per Taliban tradition.

Leden van de Taliban krijgen een visum voor een gesprek met de Europese Commissie in Brussel.

Brussels to host Taliban for talks on return of Afghans posing security threat in Europe