Afghan talks focus on aid, women’s rights as hunger grows

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Talks between the Taliban, Western diplomats and civil society are wrapping up in Norway with acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi praising talks that “went very well.” It was a very good trip, such trips will bring us closer to the world,” he told the Associated Press at the end of three days of meetings that focused on humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and human rights. The closed-door meetings were taking place at a hotel in the snow-capped mountains above the Norwegian capital of Oslo come at a crucial time for Afghanistan, as freezing temperatures are compounding misery from the downward economic spiral that has come with the fall of the U.S.-backed government and the Taliban takeover last summer.