Why is the EU negotiating with the Taliban?

A meeting is indeed being planned between European Commission officials and representatives of Afghanistan’s Taliban regime, in Brussels. Why is the EU negotiating with a regime it does not even consider legitimate?

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A meeting is indeed being planned between European Commission officials and representatives of Afghanistan’s Taliban regime, in Brussels.

Why is the EU negotiating with a regime it does not even consider legitimate?

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