European Countries Seek Taliban Help to Deport Refugees to Afghanistan
European nations that condemn the Taliban government over its human rights record are seeking its help to send refugees back to Afghanistan. The New York Times reports that the Taliban are using this to their advantage.
European nations that publicly condemn Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement over its human rights record are at the same time seeking its help to return refugees to Afghanistan, The New York Times reported on 12 October.
The newspaper describes the situation as contradictory: countries that take a critical view of the Taliban government have an interest in cooperating with it on migration. According to the paper's assessment, the Taliban are taking advantage of Europe's fear of migrants.
The material available is only the introduction to the article. It gives no details on which countries are in contact with the Taliban, how many people could be deported, or under what terms any talks are taking place. Such details are therefore not confirmed in this report.
