Brussels-Sana
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, said today: The European Union has not recognized the Taliban and is not holding political talks with it.
Von der Leyen said, according to Reuters, that she would propose "an increase in humanitarian aid allocated by the UNHCR to Afghanistan this year," which is 57 million euros.
She pointed out that the money "is subject to respect for human rights, good treatment of minorities, and respect for the rights of women and girls."
The head of the union's executive arm made the remarks after visiting a reception center in Madrid for Afghan employees of European Union institutions who had been evacuated from Kabul.