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Activists Warn UK-Taliban Deportation Talks Breach Non-Refoulement

7/9/2026

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Activists and Afghan leaders warn that UK-Taliban deportation talks could legitimize Taliban and breach non-refoulement.
The EU met Taliban representatives in Brussels last month to discuss deporting dangerous Afghan asylum seekers.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says Britain is monitoring the talks and has not signed a return agreement.
Human-rights organisations and the UN special rapporteur warn that deporting asylum seekers to Afghanistan could expose them to detention, torture or worse.

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Activists and Afghan leaders warn that UK-Taliban deportation talks could legitimize Taliban and breach non-refoulement.
The EU met Taliban representatives in Brussels last month to discuss deporting dangerous Afghan asylum seekers.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says Britain is monitoring the talks and has not signed a return agreement.
Human-rights organisations and the UN special rapporteur warn that deporting asylum seekers to Afghanistan could expose them to detention, torture or worse.