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UN Security Council to vote on Afghanistan sanctions team extension
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The team's current term is set to expire on February 17, and Council members describe the upcoming vote as a pivotal decision in the international community's handling of Afghanistan.
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Taliban calls for removal of sanctions in meeting with US
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Taliban-appointed acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in a meeting with US officials in Doha stressed the need for the removal of sanctions, said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, TOLO News reported.
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Taliban calls on international community to remove sanctions
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
After the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, the Afghan assets in foreign reserves were frozen. The UN Security Council in August 2022, failed to reach an agreement on whether to extend travel exemptions for 13 Taliban officials.
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Unfreezing Afghanistan's assets, ending sanctions will end up funding Tali
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 15 (ANI): United Nations and other multilateral agencies can continue to send humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan but ending sanctions and offering recognition to Taliban as an incentive will do little to end the suffering of Afghans rather it will only end u
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US imposes sanctions on four individuals in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 22 (ANI): The United States has added four Afghan men to its Designated Global Terrorists list, including Ismatullah Khalozai who was designated as a key financial facilitator for the branch of the Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan, Sputnik reported citing the US Tr
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Taliban reacts to US Senate Bill seeking to sanction Islamic Emirate
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 30 (ANI): Expressing its displeasure over a bill that seeks to impose sanctions on Taliban in Afghanistan, the outfit on Thursday stated that the imposition of sanctions on the Islamic Emirate will "repeat the failed policies" of the US in Afghanistan, local me
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Pak stocks dive after US Senators introduce bill proposing sanctions
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 29 (ANI): Pakistan's stocks plunged on Wednesday nearly 3 per cent after US Senators introduced legislation seeking to impose sanctions on the Taliban that could be extended to Pakistan.
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UN Security Council unlikely to lift sanctions over Taliban
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 29 (ANI): Days after the Afghan government released hundreds of Taliban prisoners as part of the peace deal with the United States, the UN Security Council was expected to vote on lifting sanctions over the group. But the matter has been squashed as certain conditions ma
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