Three months after the Taliban reneged on a promise to allow Afghan girls above grade six to return to school, the U.N. Security Council has retaliated – by removing two education officials from a list of Taliban officials exempted from a U.N. travel ban.
Three months after the Taliban reneged on a promise to allow Afghan girls above grade six to return to school, the U.N. Security Council has retaliated – by removing two education officials from a list of Taliban officials exempted from a U.N. travel ban.
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Monday banned two Taliban officials from traveling in response to the heavy restrictions the hard-liners have imposed on Afghan women, diplomats told AFP. Travel exemptions permitting 15 Taliban officials to go abroad for negotiations were set to expire Monday. For thirteen officials, the travel exemptions were extended for at least two
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