Nicholasen: The EU Expects Engagement with the Interim Government to Yield Results
Bayan News – Thomas Nicholasen, the European Union’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, expressed hope that the international community’s and the EU’s engagement with Afghanistan will yield positive outcomes.
The EU diplomat wrote on Monday (December 16) on the X platform that he concluded his five-day visit to Afghanistan with deep concerns about the country’s human rights, political, and economic conditions.
Nicholasen further stated that he was shocked by the Taliban’s recent decision to ban women from health institutes.
He emphasized that during his meetings with the special representatives of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries, he discussed the presence of terrorist groups in the country.
He noted that neighboring countries are worried about the threat of terrorism emanating from Afghan soil.
Nicholasen underlined that the EU still supports engagement with the Taliban and remains hopeful that this approach will yield results.
The EU Special Representative also added that the Union will continue to support the Afghan people through humanitarian organizations and is planning to allocate €45 million for new projects.
