Norway's Hosting of Taliban For Talks With Western Diplomats Draws Mixed Reactions

Norway’s government said Tuesday that three days of closed-door talks involving the Taliban, Western diplomats, non-governmental organizations, and Afghan civil society groups did not amount to recognition or legitimization of the Islamist group, but was a chance to push the regime towards observing human rights.

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