Afghanistan Peace CampaignThe Islamic Emirate has condemned the extension of the UN Sanctions Committee’s monitoring mission, saying that sanctions on its officials are unjust and that continuing such sanctions will yield no results.
Hamdullah Fitrat, Deputy Spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, emphasized that repeating failed policies is illogical and that the interim government seeks normalized relations with the international community.
“We consider the decision to extend the sanctions unjust and denounce it. These sanctions violate the rights of the people, and they have proven ineffective in the past. Continuing such measures benefits no one. Relying on failed experiences is not logical,” said the Deputy Spokesperson.
Previously, the United Nations Security Council, through a unanimous resolution, extended the mission of its sanctions monitoring committee for 14 more months.
According to a UN statement, this committee monitors sanctions such as travel bans, asset freezes, and arms embargoes imposed on individuals associated with the Islamic Emirate.
The UN statement read: “UN Security Council UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS resolution renewing mandate of Afghanistan Sanctions Committee monitoring team. The sanctions regime imposes assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo on Taliban-associated individuals and groups. All 15 members voted in favor.”
Political analyst Salim Paigir commented on the sanctions: “All members of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan continue to travel abroad. They may not have substantial assets to worry about, so these decisions have not, and likely will not, yield any meaningful or logical outcomes.”
According to the UN, all 15 members of the Security Council voted in favor of extending the committee’s mission.
The extension comes as, over the past year, several Islamic Emirate officials, including the Prime Minister, his administrative, political, and economic deputies, and acting ministers of interior, defense, education, higher education, and others, have traveled to neighboring countries.