German foreign minister expresses concern about human rights under Taliban
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul raises concerns about human rights in Afghanistan, focusing on women and girls, while maintaining technical contact with the Taliban.
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Thursday that Berlin was only in technical contact with representatives of the Taliban's de facto government in Afghanistan, nothing more, and would continue to monitor the human rights situation there.
"There are serious concerns about the humanitarian situation there, the human rights situation in Afghanistan, and particularly the situation of women and girls, and we, as the federal government, will continue to make these clear to the Taliban's de facto regime," said Wadephul in Vienna.
Germany's interior minister had said earlier this month that he wants to negotiate a direct agreement with the Taliban on receiving Afghan migrants deported from Germany.
(Reporting by Miranda MurrayEditing by Ludwig Burger)
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul expressed serious concerns about the humanitarian and human rights situation in Afghanistan, particularly regarding women and girls.
Germany is only in technical contact with representatives of the Taliban's de facto government in Afghanistan.
Germany's interior minister is looking to negotiate a direct agreement with the Taliban regarding the reception of Afghan migrants deported from Germany.
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