'Quite horrifying': Afghan economic crisis leaves EU deportees with 'very little' to return to
In an investigation for The New York Times, Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief Elian Peltier reveals how European governments are quietly expanding…
According to France 24, in an investigation for The New York Times, Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief Elian Peltier reveals how European governments are quietly expanding negotiations with the Taliban over migrant deportations, diplomatic representation and economic assistance.
Europe's increasingly pragmatic engagement with Afghanistan's Taliban rulers is exposing a fundamental contradiction between diplomatic non-recognition and political necessity.
This world story centres on Afghanistan. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Quite, Afghan and EU.
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- Afghanistan · Asia
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- Quite, Afghan, EU, Afghanistan's Taliban
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- World
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