The European Commission has invited representatives of the Taliban to Brussels for talks on deporting Afghan nationals who have been refused permission to stay in the European Union.  The invitation follows a preliminary meeting for "technical talks" that took place this January in Afghanistan, European Commission spokesman Markus Lammert said on Tuesday, classifying the planned Brussels discussions as a "follow-up."   He said the invitation to Brussels "does not by any means constitute a recognition" of the Taliban as the Afghan government.  The EU does not formally recognize the Taliban's leadership , after its sudden return to power amid the NATO withdrawal just over five years ago in early 2021.  'Don't send us back': Afghan women in India fear deportation To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Who are EU member states trying to deport?  Commission spokesman Lammert said that 20 EU members and Schengen…