欧洲对阿富汗塔利班统治者日益务实的参与正暴露出外交不承认与政治必要之间的根本矛盾。
Europe's increasingly pragmatic engagement with Afghanistan's Taliban rulers is exposing a fundamental contradiction between diplomatic non-recognition and political necessity.
在《纽约时报》的一项调查中，巴基斯坦和阿富汗分社首席记者埃利安·佩尔蒂埃揭示了欧洲政府如何悄然扩大与塔利班在移民遣返、外交代表和经济援助方面的谈判。
In an investigation for The New York Times, Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief Elian Peltier reveals how European governments are quietly expanding negotiations with the Taliban over migrant deportations, diplomatic representation and economic assistance.
“尽管欧洲政府在纸面上不承认塔利班政府，但实际上他们会面的频率远高于我们大多数人的认知，”佩尔蒂埃解释道。
“Even though on paper European governments do not recognise the Taliban administration, in practice they meet much more frequently than most of us know,” Peltier explains.