US EditionUN Security Council to Vote on Afghanistan Sanctions Team Extension
The UN Security Council aims to preserve targeted sanctions oversight on Taliban-linked entities as the mandate expires, ensuring continued expert monitoring of enforcement.
- On Thursday, the United Nations Security Council was set to vote on extending the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team on Afghanistan, whose mandate expires on February 17.
- The monitoring team assesses compliance with asset freezes, travel bans and arms embargo on Taliban-linked actors, while many member states argue extending the mandate keeps sanctions targeted and proportionate.
- Some diplomats warn that ending the mandate could undermine oversight of Afghanistan's increasingly isolated regime, while Aziz Ma'arej, former diplomat, said sanctions have not benefited the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
- The vote's outcome is likely to signal the direction of international policy toward Kabul and affect enforcement of sanctions amid humanitarian and rights challenges in Afghanistan.
- Analysts say the decision is pivotal because Council members call the upcoming vote on February 17 key to managing Afghanistan, while Wais Naseri and Aziz Ma'arej debate the sanctions' impact.
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