The Afghan Taliban holds its first closed-door talks with European Union officials in Brussels focused on deportations and returns of Afghans, according to multiple reports. A Taliban delegation travels to the EU on Tuesday to meet EU staff in a private setting, where discussions reportedly include diplomatic services and what the Taliban describes as “dignified returns.” One report says Belgium issues 24-hour visas to the delegation, which includes Abdul Qahar Balkhi, described as a spokesperson for the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry. Rights groups criticize the meeting, arguing that it could undermine the EU’s human rights obligations. The talks are portrayed as rare and limited in scope, with officials not publicly detailing the full agenda or outcomes. While the EU’s side is not described in detail across the sources provided, all accounts agree the meeting is meant to address how deportations or returns would be handled and coordinated. No specific agreements are reported in the excerpts, and the discussions are characterized primarily as initial, closed-door engagement between Taliban representatives and EU officials.