A diplomatic source has told Agence France-Presse that the French government has begun technical talks with Taliban authorities to advance the deportation of Afghan nationals living illegally in the country, in a move that points to growing pressure from European countries to return migrants.<\/p>\n
According to the source, the focus of the contacts is to establish a mechanism for directly returning people who do not have legal residency, have been convicted by courts, or are considered by French authorities to pose a threat to public order.<\/p>\n
France has not established formal diplomatic relations with the Taliban since they returned to power in August 2021, and the country’s embassy in Kabul remains closed. However, the diplomatic source told AFP that the current contacts are technical in nature and do not amount to a political shift in Paris’s position toward the Taliban.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, another informed source told AFP that the number of people who could be deported from France may reach the \u201chundreds,\u201d indicating that the talks are likely to go beyond limited individual cases.<\/p>\n
The diplomatic source added that Paris, alongside nearly 20 European countries including Germany, Belgium and Sweden, is trying to speed up the process of returning some Afghan migrants, while France says it will continue its support for the people of Afghanistan, especially women and girls, and defines these contacts solely within the framework of managing migration cases and enforcing court decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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