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Afghan Taliban delegation's strange Paris stopover

Published on 16.07.2026 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 3 min

A sticker picturing Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada being sold at a market in Kabul, on 26 December 2021. © Mohd Rasfan/AFP

Afghanistan's ruling Taliban are struggling to rekindle ties with Western capitals. During a trip to Brussels in June, a delegation made a short stopover in Paris where it was mostly given the cold shoulder.

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Afghanistan, France Afghan Taliban delegation's strange Paris stopover

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