A three-day meeting of Western government officials and Afghan civil society, led by acting foreign minister Amir Khan Outtake, with a Taliban delegation, began in Oslo on Sunday. The meeting comes at a time when the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating.
The closed-door meetings are being held at a hotel on a snow-capped mountain in the Norwegian capital. On the first day of the meeting, the Taliban delegation will meet with women's rights activists and human rights activists of Afghan and Afghan descent.
Ahead of the meeting, the Taliban's deputy minister of culture and information tweeted a voice message, which he said was from an outtake. The tweet expressed hope for a "good trip full of achievements" and thanked Norway, saying it hoped the country would "become a gateway to a positive relationship with Europe".
This is the first time since the Taliban seized power in August that their delegation has attended a formal meeting in Europe. They have previously visited Russia, Iran, Qatar, Pakistan, China and Turkmenistan.
A statement from the US State Department said that a US delegation led by Tom West, the special envoy for Afghanistan, would attend the talks. They form a representative political system; Response to emergent humanitarian and economic crises; Security and counterterrorism concerns; And human rights, especially the education of girls and women. "
On Friday, Norwegian Foreign Minister Aiken Whitfield emphasized that the visit was "not a legitimacy or recognition of the Taliban." But we must talk to those who are currently ruling the country. "
A three-day meeting of Western government officials and Afghan civil society, led by acting foreign minister Amir Khan Outtake, with a Taliban delegation, began in Oslo on Sunday. The meeting comes at a time when the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating.
The closed-door meetings are being held at a hotel on a snow-capped mountain in the Norwegian capital. On the first day of the meeting, the Taliban delegation will meet with women's rights activists and human rights activists of Afghan and Afghan descent.
Ahead of the meeting, the Taliban's deputy minister of culture and information tweeted a voice message, which he said was from an outtake. The tweet expressed hope for a "good trip full of achievements" and thanked Norway, saying it hoped the country would "become a gateway to a positive relationship with Europe".
This is the first time since the Taliban seized power in August that their delegation has attended a formal meeting in Europe. They have previously visited Russia, Iran, Qatar, Pakistan, China and Turkmenistan.
A statement from the US State Department said that a US delegation led by Tom West, the special envoy for Afghanistan, would attend the talks. They form a representative political system; Response to emergent humanitarian and economic crises; Security and counterterrorism concerns; And human rights, especially the education of girls and women. "
On Friday, Norwegian Foreign Minister Aiken Whitfield emphasized that the visit was "not a legitimacy or recognition of the Taliban." But we must talk to those who are currently ruling the country. "
A three-day meeting of Western government officials and Afghan civil society, led by acting foreign minister Amir Khan Outtake, with a Taliban delegation, began in Oslo on Sunday. The meeting comes at a time when the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating.
The closed-door meetings are being held at a hotel on a snow-capped mountain in the Norwegian capital. On the first day of the meeting, the Taliban delegation will meet with women's rights activists and human rights activists of Afghan and Afghan descent.
Ahead of the meeting, the Taliban's deputy minister of culture and information tweeted a voice message, which he said was from an outtake. The tweet expressed hope for a "good trip full of achievements" and thanked Norway, saying it hoped the country would "become a gateway to a positive relationship with Europe".
This is the first time since the Taliban seized power in August that their delegation has attended a formal meeting in Europe. They have previously visited Russia, Iran, Qatar, Pakistan, China and Turkmenistan.
A statement from the US State Department said that a US delegation led by Tom West, the special envoy for Afghanistan, would attend the talks. They form a representative political system; Response to emergent humanitarian and economic crises; Security and counterterrorism concerns; And human rights, especially the education of girls and women. "
On Friday, Norwegian Foreign Minister Aiken Whitfield emphasized that the visit was "not a legitimacy or recognition of the Taliban." But we must talk to those who are currently ruling the country. "
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