EU aims for Kabul presence to coordinate engagement with Taliban


Reuters | Updated: 03-09-2021 16:43 IST | Created: 03-09-2021 16:11 IST
EU aims for Kabul presence to coordinate engagement with Taliban
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The European Union aims to coordinate its contacts with the Taliban through a joint EU presence in Kabul to oversee evacuations and to ensure that a new Afghan government fulfills commitments such as security and human rights,

"We have decided to work in a coordinated manner, to coordinate our contacts with the Taliban, including through a joint European Union presence in Kabul... if the security conditions are met," Borrell said in a statement during a meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers in Slovenia.

The EU would also seek to coordinate engagement with partners in the region in areas such as migration flows and organized crime.

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