Across Asia: Afghanistan
China Daily | Updated: 2010-01-28 07:49
No sanctions on 5 Taliban
Five former Taliban officials have been removed from the UN sanctions list ahead of international conference in London that is expected to focus on a government plan to persuade militants to switch sides.
President Hamid Karzai has been pressing for the removal of certain Taliban figures from the list, which imposes punitive measures such as a travel ban and an assets freeze, as part of reconciliation efforts.
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