A Taliban delegation has arrived in Norway for talks with the Norwegian government and several allied countries on easing the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, as well as for meetings with civil society activists and human rights defenders from the country.
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, in a statement, that it had invited representatives of the Taliban to Oslo from Sunday to Tuesday.
"These meetings do not represent legitimacy or recognition of the Taliban, but we must talk to the de facto authorities in the country, as we cannot allow the political situation to lead to an even worse humanitarian catastrophe," Foreign Minister Anken Heitfeldt said in her statement.
Hoytfeldt also said economic and political conditions in Afghanistan had caused "a massive humanitarian catastrophe for millions of people" who face starvation.
Governments globally are struggling over how to curb the growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan without formally recognizing the Taliban, who swept into power on August 15, 2021, with the withdrawal of foreign forces.
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