{"id":358993,"date":"2026-07-07T16:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-the-eu-talking-to-the-taliban-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:00:54","slug":"why-is-the-eu-talking-to-the-taliban-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-the-eu-talking-to-the-taliban-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is the EU talking to the Taliban? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/kirxr1NLx6A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is the EU talking to the Taliban? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kirxr1NLx6A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Despite fierce criticism, the EU recently hosted what it described as \u201ctechnical talks\u201d with Taliban officials in Brussels. One key topic of the closed-door meeting was the deportation of Afghan nationals to Afghanistan. Is the bloc helping to legitimize the rule of the hardline Islamists? And what exactly does the Taliban gain from such meetings?<\/p>\n<p>#geoboard #dwgeopolitics #EU #taliban<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite fierce criticism, the EU recently hosted what it described as \u201ctechnical talks\u201d with Taliban officials in Brussels. 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