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2001
UN Orders Sanctions On Pak Group, Three individuals (December 27, 2001)
The Security Council Committee monitoring sanctions against Afghanistan orders a global freeze on the assets of a Pakistani organization, two former nuclear scientists and a Pakistani industrialist suspected of links to Osama Bin Laden. (Times of India)UN Security Council Urges Taliban To Comply With Resolutions (September 19, 2001)
Security Council President Levitte of France sent a clear message to the Taliban: “implement the resolutions of the Security Council, in particular resolution 1333, immediately and unconditionally.” (Xinhua News Agency)Pakistan Fears Fallout from UN's Afghan Sanctions (August 23, 2001)
Pakistani Foreign Secretary met with the Security Council President to complain that sanctions against the Taliban have an adverse impact on Pakistan. (Agence France Presse)UN to Tighten Afghan Sanctions (July 31, 2001)
Despite the recent Secretary General’s report that showed that UN sanctions are aggravating civilian hardship in Afghanistan, the Security Council adopted a new resolution designed to strengthen sanctions against the Taliban. (BBC)Afghanistan Sanctions Questioned (July 20, 2001)
Members of the Security Council agree that sanctions against Afghanistan are not working. Their reaction echoes a report by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, which also contends that sanctions are hurting UN credibility in Afghanistan. (Associated Press)Sanctions on Afghanistan Aggravating Situation: Pakistan Criticizes UN Action (July 11, 2001)
Pakistan’s Interior Minister blasted the UN for worsening security crises in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He decried the UN’s sanctions against the Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban for being one-sided, and blamed these sanctions for exacerbating the flow of illicit weapons and small arms into Pakistan. (Dawn)UN Ordered Out of Afghan Capital (June 24, 2001)
Relations between the Taliban and the UN Special Mission to Afghanistan continue to deteriorate, as the Taliban has evicted the UN from its Kabul office. (Associated Press )Afghan Rulers to Let Women Carry Out a UN Survey (June 19, 2001)
Faced with the UN World Food Program’s threat to shut down bakeries in Afghanistan, the Taliban have complied with the UN’s demands that Afghani women be allowed to conduct UN surveys. (New York Times)Kabul Food Crisis 'Could be Averted' (June 15, 2001)
The UN and the Taliban are at odds about how the UN Food Programme should operate in Afghanistan. The UN is upset about the Taliban’s restrictions on employing Afghani women for relief work. (BBC)Taleban Defiant Over UN Aid (June 13, 2001)
Disagreements between the UN and the Taliban have led to the closure of aid programs. Such disputes highlight the dual role played by the UN in Afghanistan as both a relief agency and an adversary. (BBC)UN to Ensure Taliban Curbs (June 11, 2001)
Despite the Taliban’s objections, the Security Council is poised to approve a monitoring mechanism to monitor sanctions against the militiamen controlling Afghanistan. (Dawn)Taliban Warn UN Over Move to Station Monitors (June 8, 2001)
Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar warned of retaliation against any UN attempt to post inspection teams along Afghan borders to monitor the arms embargo against the Taliban. (Reuters)Opium Ban Tops Afghan Donor Talks (June 7, 2001)
International agencies now acknowledge that the Taliban has complied with international demands and have destroyed almost all of Afghanistan’s poppy crops. Yet to the dismay of the Taliban, the UN has not eased sanctions against Afghanistan. (BBC)Security Council Debates Proposed Measures to Monitor Sanctions Against Taliban (June 5, 2001)
The UN Security Council is considering a “monitoring mechanism” aimed at strengthening the international arms embargo against the Taliban. The UN would set up offices in the six states bordering Afghanistan to monitor the flow of goods in and out of the country. (UN News)Taliban Impose Islamic Law on Aid Workers (June 5, 2001)
The militiamen ruling Afghanistan have announced that they will punish foreign aid workers who violate the Taliban’s interpretation of Islamic law. The Taliban have been taking steps to force foreigners to leave since the UN Security Council imposed sanctions in January. (Telegraph)Taleban Poppy Purge Wins Few Allies (May 30, 2001)
Although the Taleban ended poppy cultivation last year, a UN Drug Control Programme report to the Security Council suggests that the rise in opium and heroin prices around the world may prompt the Taleban to resume poppy cultivation. (Times (London))UN Panel Accuses Taliban on Drugs (May 25, 2001)
A panel report by the UN says that the Taliban fuels its war through drug money. The panel recommends that the Security Council sets up a UN team to monitor sanctions against Afghanistan, including drug trade. (Associated Press)UN Examines Humanitarian Impact of Afghan Sanctions (May 17, 2001)
A UN delegation visits Afghanistan and talks with the Taliban, the civilian population and international aid workers to evaluate the effect of Security Council sanctions on the humanitarian crisis. (Agence France Presse)Moscow Denies Targeting Pakistan Over Taliban Aid (April 10, 2001)
Russia denies it wanted the Security Council to impose sanctions on Pakistan, although Russia brought information on Pakistani violations to the Sanctions Committee. (Reuters)Russia Seeks Sanctions Against Pakistan for Aid to Taliban (April 9, 2001)
Russia wants to convince the Security Council to impose sanctions on Pakistan for supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan. (New York Times)Aid Workers Question Afghan Sanctions (March 24, 2001)
Afghan and foreign aid workers disagree with Kofi Annan’s assessment that the new sanctions against the Taliban regime have a limited impact on the current crisis. According to them, the sanctions affect the poorest only and bolster the Taliban hard-liners. (Associated Press)Taliban Ready to Strike a Deal on Bin Laden (February 22, 2001)
Because of the famine and the new sanctions, the Taliban has finally proposed a compromise for Bin Laden extradition. Why not to extradite him to a Muslim country? (Guardian)Taleban Order Closure of UN Political Office in Kabul (February 14, 2001)
In response to the US decision to close the Afghan office at the UN last week, the Taleban ordered the UN to close its office in Afghanistan. (Agence France Presse)Afghan Capital Tense as UN Sanctions Take Effect (January 19, 2001)
The UN deadline imposed on the Taliban to hand over terrorist Osama bin Laden has expired, and the new sanctions on Afghanistan will now take effect. Here we go again… (Agence France Presse)Pakistan to Enforce UN Sanctions, But Calls Them Unjust (January 17, 2001)
Although it disagrees with the new sanctions against the Taliban, Pakistan says that it is resigned to enforcing them. (Associated Press)
2000
UN Workers Start Returning to Afghanistan (December 24, 2000)
The Taliban guarantees the safety of UN staff working in Afghanistan, and workers begin to return. Meanwhile, the threat of new sanctions causes the Afghan currency to fall and prices to rise. (Associated Press)Britain Fought to Block UN Sanctions Against Taliban (December 22, 2000)
Apparently, the UK worked behind the scenes to keep the sanctions resolution from being tabled, and Canada and the Netherlands opposed it behind closed doors as well. So why did they all vote for it? (Guardian)Taleban Call Off Peace Talks (December 20, 2000)
The Taleban says that since the new UN sanctions target the Taleban but not the Northern Alliance, the UN can no longer serve as a neutral mediator. (BBC)Tough Sanctions Imposed on Taliban Government Split UN (December 20, 2000)
After “intense” lobbying by Russia and the US, the Security Council votes to impose new sanctions on Afghanistan. But criticism of the measures is harsh, including opposition from Kofi Annan and his envoy to Afghanistan. (New York Times)The Taliban Dilemma (December 16, 2000)
UN aid workers are leaving Afghanistan, worried that new sanctions, if implemented, could lead to reprisals. This leaves Afghanistan, which already needs the most food assistance per capita in the world, in dire straits. (Economist)Taleban Defiant in Face of Sanctions (December 7, 2000)
The Taleban say that even if the US and Russia succeed in persuading the Security Council to impose more sanctions on Afghanistan, they won’t hand over Osama bin Laden. (BBC)Taleban Appeals for Help on Sanctions (December 5, 2000)
The Taleban has called on France, China and the UK to oppose a push by US and Russia in the Security Council to deepen sanctions against Afghanistan. The issue is expected to be discussed in the Council this week. (BBC)US, Russia Face Opposition to Extra Afghan Sanctions (November 19, 2000)
The UN Coordinator for Afghanistan says that the Taliban have been able to minimize the impact of UN sanctions on their movement. For the Afghani people, “the most vulnerable population which has been subject to United Nations economic measures," it’s a different story. (Agence France Presse)UN Study Finds "Tangible Negative Effect" of Sanctions on Afghanistan (August 22, 2000)
"The population of Afghanistan is highly vulnerable and has little capacity to cope with any further economic shocks," warns the study, which was published by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs following a two-month field investigation. (UN Newservice)More Sanctions Sought on Taliban(August 4, 2000)
Hand over Osama bin Laden, or else…The US and Russia pressures the UN Security Council to impose stricter sanctions against Afghanistan to force the Taliban to surrender the Islamic terrorist. (Associated Press)Security Council Members Express Concern at Events in Afghanistan (March 20, 2000)
Several countries are expressing concerns as civilians are being targeted in the war, a major spring offensive is feared in the works and an annual 4,600 tons of opium is smuggled out of the country; the UN is strenghtening its mission, arranging flights to Mecca and planning to deepen the "six plus two" dialogue. (UN-DPI)Taliban Leader Accuses Annan Of Bias
(February 23, 2000)
Mullah Mohammed Omar has made angry remarks after UN Secretary General condemned an instance of bombing of civilians without verification that this was done. Meanwhile the Russian Foreign Minister has said the world should concentrate more on Afghanistan and less on Chechnya. (UN Wire)Sanctions 'May Have Aided Hijack' (February 16, 2000)
Afghan civil aviation authorities had asked for help in upgrading security and the X-ray machines, and metal detectors were to be installed, but UN sanctions resulted in difficulties and delays in getting the machines into the country. (BBC News)
1999
A Delay in the Security Council Blocks Relief Aid for Afghanistan (December 16, 1999)
Doctors Without Borders appealed to the Security Council and was promised a decision on whether an aircraft loaded with health supplies could fly into Kabul from Dubai. (New York Times)Food Prices Soar in Afghan Capital (December 13, 1999)
Last week, the World Food Program warned of a serious food shortage this winter due to soaring wheat prices, a bad harvest and reduced supplies from neighboring Pakistan. (Associated Press)UN Sanctions Against Taliban: Washington Reacts Cautiously (December 13, 1999)
The US reacted cautiously to the steps taken by Pakistan to implement UN sanctions against the Taliban, with a senior State Department official declining to welcome the Islamabad move or even to comment on it. (Dawn)US Intrigues and the Imposition of UN Sanctions on Afghanistan (November 22, 1999)
An article from the World Socialist Web Site discusses the US demands on Afghanistan and the penalties it intends to inflict.Pakistan Fears Afghan Exodus (November 19, 1999)
The Pakistani authorities, who are currently improving their trade ties with Iran, say the more affluent countries should help shoulder the burden of refugees from the impoverished Afghanistan and that more should be done to keep Pakistani aid from trickling back out. (BBC News Online)UN Back in Action in Afghanistan (November 18, 1999)
Once the riots ended, the UN returned to Afghanistan, concerned with the many refugees in the Soviet embassy and the Panjshir valley and the Taliban begged the UN to exempt the postal service from the sanctions. (BBC News)New Sanctions Incite Attacks by Afghans at UN Sites (November 16, 1999)
The New York Times reports of unrest as Afghanis who are upset at having sanctions imposed upon them target UN buildings.Taliban Warns US of God's Vengeance (November 10, 1999)
Uneager to hand over Osama bin Laden, the Taliban has warned that sanctions on Afghanistan would spur 'surprises', such as earthquakes and floods in the US. (Associated Press)Bin Laden May Stay in Afghanistan (November 2, 1999)
Talibans have tried to open official lines of communication with Washington and Bin Laden have offered to leave the country. However, it is not acceptable to the US that Osama simply leave Afghanistan. (Associated Press)Security Council Resolution 1267 on the Situation in Afghanistan
Adopted by the Security Council on October 5, 1999, which set a date by when Afghanistan has to cooperate in order to avoid the implementation of sanctions.US, Taliban Officials Discuss Expulsion of Bin Laden (October 25, 1999)
Spurred by sanctions, the Taliban has engaged in talks with Washington about bin Laden, but US officials do not expect quick results. (Agence France Press)US Steps Up Pressure on Taliban to Deliver Osama bin Laden (October 19, 1999)
A Clinton Administration envoy met with a Taliban representative in New York to press for action. (New York Times)US Presses Security Council for Sanctions Against Taliban (October 7, 1999)
US asked to impose economic sanctions on the Islamic Taliban movement in Afghanistan, demanding that the Afghans turn over Osama bin Laden. (New York Times)Slovenian Ambassador Samuel Zbogar on the Situation in Afghanistan (August 27, 1999)
In this statement Mr. Zbogar demonstrates the concern of the international community for the people of Afghanistan before the sanctions were installed. (New York Times)US Imposes Sanctions against the Taliban (July 7, 1999)
The US has accused the Taliban of supporting terrorism and imposed sanctions that would devastate any economy that engages in significant trade with the US. (BBC News)
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