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Summary The UN has removed 14 Taliban from its sanctions list as part of peace process in Afghanistan.
Germanys UN ambassador Peter Wittig, who heads the Security Council for the month of July, said the Security Council and the international community support the efforts of the Afghan government to engage reconciled Taliban in a political dialogue in order to achieve peace and security in Afghanistan.The 14 Taliban leaders incluide, Arsalan Rahmani Daulat, a former Taliban deputy higher education minister, Habibullah Fawzi, a former Taliban diplomat in Saudi Arabia, Sayeedur Rahman Haqani, former Taliban deputy minister for mines and industries and later for public works, and Faqir Mohammad.Ahead of this decision, 137 members of the Taliban were on the sanctions list.
