Travel Ban On 13 Taliban Officials By US & Western Countries

Travel ban on 13 Taliban officials again, China-Russia in favor of exemption, America put a condition.

No consensus has been reached in the UN Security Council on extending the period of exemption granted to 13 officials of the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan.

This period ended at midnight on Friday. UN diplomats said Russia and China are in favor of continuing the travel permits granted to all 13 officials.

Even as the US and Western countries have imposed sanctions on the Taliban and its failure to form an inclusive government by including women as promised.

In opposition to want to reduce the number of these officers.

The diplomats said on condition of anonymity that Russia and China sought more time on Friday evening to consider a recent US proposal.

That is, the travel ban on all 13 Taliban officials has been re-imposed till Monday afternoon. Russia and China have sought time till Monday afternoon to respond to the US proposal.

The United Nations has imposed a number of sanctions, including travel, on several members of the Taliban.

But some Taliban officials were exempted from traveling to attend talks aimed at restoring peace and stability in Afghanistan.

The US proposed on Thursday to reimpose travel bans on seven of the 13 Taliban officials. He proposed allowing six others to travel only to Qatar, where talks between the US and the Taliban have taken place.

Diplomats said Russia and China proposed that all 13 officials be given a 90-day travel exemption, but only allowed to visit Russia, China, Qatar, and “regional countries”.

He said that Russia and China objected to the US proposal and Britain, France, and Ireland opposed the Russia-China proposal.

The diplomats said the US amended its proposal on Friday afternoon to continue with the travel ban on seven Taliban officials.

While giving six others 90 days without any geographic restrictions. Russia and China are now considering this proposal.