Neumann warns Taliban invitation to Brussels would undermine EU’s credibility
Neumann said hosting Taliban representatives for migration talks risks legitimizing a government accused of systematically violating women's rights.
Neumann said hosting Taliban representatives for migration talks risks legitimizing a government accused of systematically violating women's rights.
At the Security Council, a senior US diplomat also denounced the Taliban's detention of Americans, treatment of women and girls,.
The nomination was unveiled this week as part of a broader diplomatic reshuffle announced by Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign.
Sources said Taliban appointed one of their diplomats as first secretary at the embassy two years ago.
Muttaqi also dismissed reports of internal divisions within the Taliban and said their diplomatic and economic ties with other countries.
Faiq welcomed the appointment and said Afghanistan looked forward to working closely with the president-elect.
The dispute centers on the term “de facto authorities,” a formulation regularly used in UN reports on Afghanistan after Taliban.
Rights groups warn that engagement with Taliban could legitimize a government accused of widespread human rights abuses.
Neumann argued that engagement with the Taliban cannot be viewed as a merely technical process.
Khawaja Asif says Islamabad remains skeptical of Taliban commitments to curb militant groups operating from Afghanistan’s territory.