UN Security Council Extends Taliban Sanctions Monitoring Mandate
The UN Security Council on Thursday, February 12, extended the mandate of its sanctions monitoring team overseeing measures against the Taliban and entities threatening Afghanistan’s peace and security for another year, keeping the group under UN sanctions.
All 15 members of the Security Council unanimously adopted the resolution to continue sanctions under the 1988 regime against the Taliban. Travel-ban exemptions for several Taliban leaders were not renewed.
The draft resolution was prepared by the United States.
The Taliban has repeatedly called on countries to lift international sanctions. However, concerns about the continued presence of militant groups in Afghanistan, restrictions on women’s rights and the absence of an inclusive government led the Security Council to maintain the sanctions regime.
