UK officials return to Afghanistan to meet Taliban for first time since takeover

Diplomats visit Kabul to raise issue of safe passage' for Britons leaving Afghanistan and rights of women

British officials have gone to Afghanistan for the first time since the country fell to the Taliban, meeting the group's senior leaders in Kabul to discuss the humanitarian crisis and safe return of British citizens.

It marked the first open contact between the Taliban and western officials since the capture of the country in August.