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Tue, 2011-06-07 18:39
Taleban figures would be on a separate list. The move could be seen as a political gesture to promote peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taleban.
UN official Peter Wittig said Tuesday a UN sanctions panel will decide by the middle of the month whether to divide the list to recognize the two groups’ different agendas. Al-Qaida is waging worldwide jihad against the West, while the Taleban is focused on Afghanistan.
The Afghan government already has asked a UN panel to take about 50 Taleban figures off the sanctions list, which keeps them subject to an asset freeze and travel ban. The committee will rule on many of these requests next week.
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