 And the European Union has not recognized the Taliban, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday, and no hold in political talks with the militants a week after they seized control over Afghanistan. The Taliban completed a lightning takeover of Afghanistan on Sunday, walking into the capital Kabul without firing a shot. The head of the EU, executive spoke after visiting a reception center in Madrid for Afghan employees of EU institutions evacuated from Kabul. Von der Leyen said she would propose an increase in the 57 million euros in humanitarian aid which the commission had allocated this year for Afghanistan.