France confirms talks with Taliban to deport Afghans considered security risk
- France has confirmed it is holding talks with the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to facilitate the deportation of Afghan nationals who are in the country illegally and considered a security threat.
- Issued on: 09/10/2026 - 12:21 2 min Reading time The French Foreign Ministry confirmed on Thursday that the discussions were strictly technical and did not amount to recognition of Afghanistan's Taliban government, which returned to power in August 2021.
- The aim was to remove Afghan nationals who posed a threat to French public safety, ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux said.
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- France has confirmed it is holding talks with the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to facilitate the deportation of Afghan nationals who are in the country illegally and considered a security threat.
- Issued on: 09/10/2026 - 12:21 2 min Reading time The French Foreign Ministry confirmed on Thursday that the discussions were strictly technical and did not amount to recognition of Afghanistan's Taliban government, which returned to power in August 2021.
- The aim was to remove Afghan nationals who posed a threat to French public safety, ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux said.
Sources: RFI