This comes as the airline cooperation agreement signed in October 2023 with Qatar that paved the way for these direct.

The report highlights a lack of clear, realistic goals throughout Sweden’s engagement.

"Everyone deserves a safe and secure home," the EU statement said.

Despite the overall reduction, acute food insecurity is expected to worsen.

In the past two months, the Taliban have lashed 153 individuals

"We have the ability to engage with designated terrorist groups when it is in our interest,” Mr. Miller said.

The decision was made at the request of the Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education.

No country has officially recognized the Taliban rule, but Russia has steadily expanded its engagement with the group.

Schellenberg said the discussions focused on identifying ways to jointly address one of the world’s “most persistent, severe, and complex.

“There are many potential areas for collaboration, but the U.K. needs to see positive movement by the Taliban," the envoy.