Taliban hail Oslo meet as success ‘in itself’ – EURACTIV.com

On their first visit to Europe since returning to power, the Taliban held landmark talks with Western diplomats in Oslo on Monday (24 January) over the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, a meeting the Islamist regime’s delegation called an “achievement in itself”.

The international community has however insisted the Taliban must respect human rights before aid can resume as hunger threatens more than half of Afghanistan’s population.

Having accepted a controversial invitation from Norway, the Taliban were holding talks on Monday with representatives of the United States, France, Britain, Germany, Italy, the European Union and Norway.

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