GS-2News & Analysis23 June 2026thehindu.com

Belgium issues visas to Taliban delegation for EU meeting

Belgium has issued visas to a Taliban delegation to attend an EU meeting in Brussels, marking the first time the EU has hosted the group since their return to power. The meeting's primary focus is on the return and readmission of Afghan migrants from the EU. While the EU maintains the meeting is technical and does not constitute recognition of Taliban rule, human rights organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have strongly condemned the plan, citing the severe human rights abuses and ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan under Taliban governance.

Belgium has issued visas to a Taliban delegation to attend an EU meeting in Brussels, marking the first time the EU has hosted the group since their return to power. The meeting's primary focus is on the return and readmission of Afghan migrants from the EU. While the EU maintains the meeting is technical and does not constitute recognition of Taliban rule, human rights organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have strongly condemned the plan, citing the severe human rights abuses and ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan under Taliban governance.

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GS Paper 2: International Relations (Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests; Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests; Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate).

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