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EU, Sweden Seek Afghan Return Talks Amid Food Crisis

5/12/2026

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  • EU officials and Sweden are drafting a joint letter to Kabul to schedule a Brussels technical meeting on Afghan migrant returns.
  • Around twenty EU countries are discussing deportations of convicted Afghan migrants while arranging the Brussels talks with Taliban officials.
  • Humanitarian groups warn that sending people back to Afghanistan, where half the population lacks food, could endanger lives.