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Australia Slams Sanctions on Taliban Officials Over Human Rights Abuses
Australia sanctioned four Taliban officials for oppressing women and undermining governance, citing restrictions on education, employment, and public participation, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.
- Saturday's move saw Australia impose financial sanctions and travel bans on four Taliban officials, with listings effective immediately, according to the Commonwealth of Australia.
- Citing a worsening human-rights situation, Australia used its new autonomous sanctions framework to target Taliban officials involved in oppressing women and undermining governance.
- The department named the officials as Muhammad Khalid Hanafi, Neda Mohammad Nadeem, Abdul-Hakim Sharei, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, targeting restrictions on women's rights.
- Australia, which resettled thousands of evacuees, said many Afghanis rely on aid while the Taliban government is yet to publicly respond to Canberra's sanctions.
- Last year the UN found the Taliban deliberately deprived at least 1.4 million girls of education, while Canberra said its new sanctions build on 140 individuals and entities previously sanctioned under the UN Security Council Taliban framework.
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Australia government announces sanctions on senior officials of Afghanistan Taliban-run government
The Australian government on Saturday announced that it had imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four senior officials of Afghanistan’s Taliban-run government, in an effort to curtail the regime’s humanitarian violations against women and girls in the country. In early December 2025, Australia unveiled the autonomous sanctions framework in relation to the dire situation in Afghanistan, empowering the Australian Foreign Minister to impl…
Australia steps up pressure on Taliban, imposing economic and travel sanctions over women's rights abuses
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