Taliban hold first talks in Europe since Afghan takeover

Special representative for Afghanistan Nigel Casey, right, shakes hands with Taliban representative Amir Khan Muttaqi, centre, ahead of a meeting in Oslo, Norway (Stian Lysberg Solum/NTB via AP)

The Taliban and Western diplomats have begun their first official talks in Europe since the group took over control of Afghanistan in August.

The closed-door meetings were taking place at a hotel in the snow-capped mountains above the Norwegian capital Oslo.