Obviously this is a legitimization of the Taliban, contrary to denials. The attempt as aa whole is absurd, because the Taliban’s treatment of women is based on Sharia. No stern lecture from Anniken Huitfeldt is going to move the Taliban to discard Sharia. After all, what is Norway going to do? Invade Afghanistan? The invasion is entirely in the other direction.
“Afghanistan: Taliban delegation’s visit to Norway prompts protest in Oslo,” Euronews, January 22, 2022:
There was a small protest of Afghan citizens in Oslo ahead of the Taliban’s visit to the Norwegian capital on Sunday.
They’re against the delegation meeting with Norwegian authorities and representatives from the international community for talks.
It’s the first visit to the West since they took control of Kabul in August.
“We do not want the Taliban here in Norway. They do not represent us,” said Shahia Soltani an Afghan citizen and one of the demonstrators.
“The Taliban is on the blacklist for terrorists in the United States. So why should we invite and negotiate with them?” Soltani queried.
The Norwegian Foreign Ministry said Friday that it has invited representatives of the Taliban to Oslo from January 23 to 25. Norwegian newspaper VG said special representatives from the United States, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and the European Union were expected to take part.
The ministry did not comment on the newspaper’s report.
Discussions on girls’ education, and women’s rights will be top of the agenda.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs for Norway, Anniken Huitfeldt, said: “It does not in any way imply any recognition of the coup that took place. We will make strong demands on the Taliban, but we do not know if they will implement them afterwards.”…
The Norwegian authorities have stressed the Taliban’s visit is not a legitimisation of the Taliban, who are expected to demand the release of $10 billion (€8.8 billion) in frozen assets.
Mural says
One has to ,albeit grudgingly, admit that Taliban folks are good at reading the audience. They milked sops from the US. Now they are going to do the same from Norway and other countries.
The world ends up paying Jizya, one way or the other.
Infidel says
That is all that is different about Taliban 2.0. I must say that I preferred Taliban 1.0, where what we saw was what we got (WYSIWYG)
mural says
We see their brutality and their cruelty and rightly assess them as barbarians from the 8th century. But we end up underestimating their cunning.
One can be both barbaric and cunning. Taqiyaa, afterall, has a long history in Islam,
Infidel says
Yeah, but Taliban 1.0 didn’t have much in ‘cunning’
Check Burry says
Great idea, afgastlystan will soon be the “Place to go” hols etc, maybe hosting next Olympics.
Blurb1000 says
I want to drown my face in a big pillow.
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
In a civilization far, far away and a time long ago, when a woman’s honor and one’s self-preservation were priorities, these barbarians would be a laughingstock. Norway has literally flown these clowns, using a time machine called a jet, from the stone age to the space age. So, who are the fools here?
mural says
+1
It is like that Poker saying, ‘If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.”
The Taliban seem to have spotted the suckers before setting up the table.
born saturday says
i was sure reading the title, that there would be money at stake that is related with this meeting… ofcourse the taliban are ready to deceive the soft and naive europeans with promises in order to take the funding that they want… there is no chance that women rights will change in afganistan under taliban rule not in a thousant years as the taliban are entirely based on sharia law…
any funding that the usa or europe delivers to afganistan will not go to the impoverished starving afgani people but it will be used just like in any other muslim nation for jihad on the unbelievers internationally…
Kesselman says
Even medieval towelheads can read how the West is susceptible to the demands from outlaws. In the Norwegians, they see the golden calf—a naïve political elite trying to accommodate the most horrendous band of thugs—as long as they are mozzies (“the underprivileged”).
No one, statesman, or anybody else should ever apologize to mozzies for utterings aimed at their ideology. On the contrary. Pulling teeth out of the beast is what’s needed and disarming Iran and destroying ISIS or Taleban isn’t enough. It’s just a matter of time before another devout Muslim group under a different name figures out how to build, buy, or steal nukes. Whether it’s 1 month, 1 year, 10 years, or 100 years, it will happen. Islam in its entirety must be destroyed.
revereridesagain says
If the Norwegians care about human rights extending to women why are they even allowing those savages into their country? Are they really naive enough to believe the slaves of Allah will listen to them on any subject other than getting their filthy hands on that $10 billion?
““It does not in any way imply any recognition of the coup that took place. We will make strong demands on the Taliban, but we do not know if they will implement them afterwards.”…
Why would any woman or man trust the intentions of craven appeasers who would make such a statement? If they don’t recognize the coup, then why invite the victorious thugs in the first place? Norway has no means to back up any “demands” — except that $10 billion. Will that be the Taliban’s reward if they allow women any “concessions”? Which will, of course, last until the bank transfer is completed or the pallets of cash are on the runway.
Kenneth J Johnson says
When is someone going to take the lead aainst Islam? Denmark, Hungary and Polandhave taken small steps, but they cant do it alone. KEN
Wellington says
The headline reads like something you’d find in The Onion.
gravenimage says
So true. I *wish* this were a joke.
Infidel says
If they don’t wanna start reporting the news, maybe they can start a new genre of journalism called ‘News Prediction’. Both they and Babylon Bee can be pioneers in this field
Johnny B says
Is it so strange? For the past couple of decades they’ve pushed the narrative that Islam is THE religion of peace and tolerance. Terrorists and the Taliban obviously are either mentally ill or very narrow minded and obviously don’t understand Islam – at least not according to many people who never even read a single page of the Quran.
If we thought we had seen the (former) West submit to Islam, we have seen nothing yet. 20 years ago, who imagined seeing the Taliban flown in on private jets to set their terms for collecting jizyah here … IN EUROPE!!! What ever happened to the “war on terrorism” and “you’re either with us or against us”. Now all they talk about is Covid, Russia, and domestic terrorists (basically all Trump-supporters). I can understand their desperation – they finally realized THEY LOST THE WAR!!!
Kepha says
On behalf of the teaching profession, I beg you all to accept humblest apologies for the dumbing down of America–nay, the whole Western World.
But, can’t we all agree that the Taliban represent a proud, Turd World culture that has triumphed over imperialism(the global bad guys–us), abs is re-asserting its own dignity and authentic self? If a bunch of European SD’s don’t like it, why don’t they send over a Norwegian judge to present the appropriate writs reflecting the best and highest international jurisprudence?
tim gallagher says
What a complete waste of time it is to be talking to the knuckle draggers from the Taliban about women’s rights. It is the very definition of wasting one’s time. How can people be as deluded as the Norwegians who will actually sit down and talk to the members of the Taliban? Such people should go and get a real job where you actually do something useful and achieve something. Maybe I’m wrong and they might manage to convince the Taliban that women really should have some rights, but I doubt it because islam says otherwise quite clearly.
Wellington says
I would contend, tim, that at least the Taliban know what they’re about. The Norwegians, by contrast, no longer know themselves, the ultimate Socratic sin.
tim gallagher says
You are right, Wellington. It just seems like a monumental waste of time to talk with the Taliban. And I suppose that sitting down and taking with those scum does legitimise them a bit. It is interesting how the Norwegian minister says that they will make strong demands on the Taliban but she doesn’t know if the Taliban will implement them. I’d say, not a chance in the world they’ll implement anything. it would be some kind of miracle if the knuckle draggers did give women a few rights. As you say, the Norwegians seem adrift, don’t know what they stand for and are delusional if they think this will achieve anything.
GreekEmpress says
How can anybody be willing to negotiate with the Taliban? Do they actually fool that many people by walking upright?????
tim gallagher says
It seems that these knuckle dragging throwbacks from the Taliban do fool some people, GreekEmpress. Indeed, they seem to have the Norwegian minister fooled. To me, this seems like just about the greatest waste of time imaginable. Maybe, the Norwegian government finds that it doesn’t have much to do and has time on its hands. There’s no other reason I can see to waste time on meeting the members of the Taliban.
Keith O says
In reality, what will happen is that the Taliban will quote their special book and instruct the Norwegians on the error of their ways in dealing with women.
These vermin will demand that the Norsemen, who have a long history of treating women as equals, bow down to sharia or face the wraith of terrorist attacks from these stone age barbarians.
gravenimage says
Norway: Taliban delegation arrives in Oslo to discuss women’s rights with Norwegian authorities
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This is like having a delagation from Nazi Germany to discuss the rights of Jewish citizens.
At best this might be a hope on the part of Norwegian authorities to educate these barbarians; more likely sadly, it is a chance to sucker the credulous Infidels and lie about how far they’ve come since last in power twenty years ago…
D Cripps says
If ever there was a complete waste of CO2 emissions, this jaunt might be it.