A Taliban delegation has arrived in Norway for talks with the Norwegian government and several allied countries on alleviating a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, as well as for meetings with civil society activists and human rights defenders from the country.
The Norwegian Foreign Affairs Ministry said Friday that it invited representatives of the Taliban to Oslo from Sunday to Tuesday.
“These meetings do not represent a legitimization or recognition of the Taliban. But we must talk to the de facto authorities in the country,” Foreign Affairs Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said in a statement.
“We cannot allow the political situation to lead to
