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| UN eases curbs on Taliban leaders | UN eases curbs on Taliban leaders |
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| The United Nations has removed five former Afghan Taliban officials from its sanctions list which was imposed because of alleged links to al-Qaeda. | |
| The UN said the five would no longer be subject to international travel bans and a freeze on their assets. | The UN said the five would no longer be subject to international travel bans and a freeze on their assets. |
| The men include Abdul Wakil Mutawakil, who was a foreign minister when the Taliban were in power in Afghanistan. | |
| Earlier, President Hamid Karzai called for removal of Taliban names from the UN list in a bid to reach out to them. | Earlier, President Hamid Karzai called for removal of Taliban names from the UN list in a bid to reach out to them. |
| And Nato's top commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal had also expressed hope for a negotiated peace with the Taliban. | And Nato's top commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal had also expressed hope for a negotiated peace with the Taliban. |
| The UN Security Council panel decision comes days before an international conference on Afghanistan to be held in London. | The UN Security Council panel decision comes days before an international conference on Afghanistan to be held in London. |
| 'Gesture of support' | 'Gesture of support' |
| Afghan President Karzai told the BBC last week of his desire for reconciliation | Afghan President Karzai told the BBC last week of his desire for reconciliation |
| The panel "approved the deletion (de-listing) of the five entries" from its blacklist of individuals subjected to a travel ban, assets freeze and arms embargo, the UN said in a statement. | The panel "approved the deletion (de-listing) of the five entries" from its blacklist of individuals subjected to a travel ban, assets freeze and arms embargo, the UN said in a statement. |
| The five men are former members of the Taliban government, and were put on the UN blacklist in 2001. | The five men are former members of the Taliban government, and were put on the UN blacklist in 2001. |
| They were not active insurgents and there had already been debate within the UN sanctions committee on whether to remove them from the list. | They were not active insurgents and there had already been debate within the UN sanctions committee on whether to remove them from the list. |
| They include: | They include: |
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