Japan asks Taliban to respect human rights during talks in Tokyo

Japan has urged the Taliban to respect human rights as the two sides met in Tokyo, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, during the first known visit to the country by members of the hard-line Islamist group since its takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.Toshihide Ando, head of the ministry's Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, held an informal "exchange of views" in the capital on Tuesday with senior Taliban members including Latif Nazari, deputy minister of economy, according to the ministry.The Taliban have limited women's rights, banning secondary and higher education for girls and imp…READ FULL ARTICLE