A Taliban delegation has held talks with European Commission officials in Brussels — the first such visit since the group seized power in Afghanistan five years ago.
The trip has drawn sharp criticism from human rights groups, with Amnesty International staging a protest outside the European Commission building displaying a banner reading "shame."
Germany remains the only European country to have accepted diplomatic appointments from the Taliban government.
William Denselow has more from Brussels.
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William Denselow in Brussels says the Taliban visit drew visible opposition from rights organisations outside the European Commission headquarters.
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William Denselow, our reporter in Brussels, says the European Commission has stressed the narrow scope of the talks — describing them as a technical discussion requested by twenty member states.
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