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EU-Taliban Migration Talks in Doubt Over Missing Visa Requests

Zoltán Kottász June 11, 2026

The controversial initiative reflects increasing pressure on Brussels to find ways of cooperating with Afghanistan’s rulers on migration.

Afghan women under the Taliban regime, fully covered

Brussels Turns to the Taliban To Clean Up Migration Mess It Helped Create

Javier Villamor May 12, 2026

The Commission seeking the help of the Islamist regime exposes the strategic contradictions of European foreign and migration policy.

A carnival float presenting Miss Afghanistan 2026 pictured during the parade to celebrate Rose Monday (Rosenmontag), on February 16, 2026 in Düsseldorf, Germany

The Taliban Is Offering Internships in Germany

Michael Curzon May 12, 2026

Applicants are told they will “gain practical and professional experience” by “working in a diplomatic mission.”

Brussels Prepares to Restart Afghan Deportations with Taliban Talks

TEC News April 21, 2026

A meeting between Brussels and the Taliban could take place before the summer involving EU officials and representatives of member states.

Pakistani soldiers patrol near the Pakistan–Afghanistan border crossing in Chaman on February 27, 2026, following overnight cross-border fighting between the two countries.

Pakistan Declares “All-Out Confrontation” with the Taliban Government

TEC News / AFP February 27, 2026

The Islambad defence ministry said several major cities in Afghanistan were bombed this morning.

“What is happening in Afghanistan is gender apartheid. We must recognize that this is a crime against humanity”—Activist Marzieh Hamidi

Álvaro Peñas February 27, 2026

“The Taliban were terrorists yesterday, they are terrorists today, and they will be terrorists tomorrow. There is no peace with terrorists.”

Taliban in Afghanistan: What Happens When Islam Controls Society?

Uzay Bulut November 8, 2025

A reminder to Europe: Throughout the whole history of Islam, there has not been a single case in which Islam took over a society and women’s rights were elevated.

Afghanistan on the map

Four Thousand to One: Austria Celebrates Deportation of a Single Afghan

TEC News / AFP October 21, 2025

The ruling ÖVP is praising the deportation of one Afghan man as a “historic” success—while accepting thousands of asylum applications from Afghans in 2025 alone.

An Afghan migrant puts on his life jacket at the Wimille-Wimereux train station in Wimille, near Wimereux, northern France on June 18, 2025.

EU Seeks To Engage with the Taliban To Deport Illegal Afghans

TEC News / AFP October 20, 2025

Member states push to boost the return to Afgahnistan of failed asylum seekers.

Afghan workers remove debris from a house, which was damaged after an air strike during cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Kabul on October 16, 2025.

Pakistan, Afghanistan Declare Immediate Ceasefire

TEC News / AFP October 19, 2025

The two countries have agreed to a ceasefire in Doha after days of talks.