The EU says the Taliban is not recognized, that there are no political talks

BRUSSELS, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The European Union has not recognized the Taliban, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday, nor has it held political talks with militants a week after they took control of the Taliban. Afghanistan.

The Taliban completed a lightning strike from Afghanistan on Sunday, entering the capital Kabul without firing.

The EU chief executive spoke after visiting a reception center in Madrid for Afghan employees of EU institutions evacuated from Kabul.

Von der Leyen said he would propose an increase of 57 million euros ($ 67 million) in humanitarian aid that the Commission had allocated this year to Afghanistan.

He said EU development aid is linked to respect for human rights, good treatment of minorities and respect for the rights of women and girls.

“We may hear the words of the Taliban, but we will measure them mostly by their actions and actions,” von der Leyen said at a news conference.

He said the Commission was ready to provide funding to EU countries to help resettle refugees and that it planned to raise the resettlement issue at a G7 meeting next week.

After a peak in 2015, when more than a million immigrants arrived in the EU, mainly from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, the EU has reduced the number of arrivals thanks to an agreement with Turkey which receives EU funds to accommodate asylum seekers in its territory.

(This story corrects the spelling of lightning in the second paragraph)

Foo Yun Chee reports, additional reports from Keeley Graham in Madrid; Edited by Raissa Kasolowsky and Giles Elgood

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