Hannah Neumann, a member of the European Parliament, says that inviting the Taliban to Brussels for talks on the deportation of asylum seekers and the group’s efforts to gain access to Afghanistan’s consulates could put people who fled Taliban repression at risk.
On Wednesday, July 15, 2026, Neumann once again criticized the European Commission’s invitation to the Taliban to attend talks in Brussels on the process of deporting asylum seekers, writing on X.
She warned that granting the Taliban access to Afghanistan’s consulates could enable the group to threaten and exert pressure on the people of Afghanistan who fled Taliban rule.
The member of the European Parliament has repeatedly stressed that individuals who left Afghanistan because of security and human rights concerns must be protected.
Hannah Neumann also said yesterday that the European Union’s engagement with the Taliban has raised concerns about the normalization of relations with the group without guarantees of accountability.
