UN Security Council lifts travel restrictions on four Taliban leaders for Hajj pilgrimage.

The UN Security Council has lifted travel restrictions on four Taliban leaders for them to attend the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The exemptions were granted to Sirajuddin Haqqani (Interior Minister), Mawlawi Abdul Kabir (Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs), Abdul Haq Wasiq (Intelligence Chief), and Noor Mohammad Saqib (Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs). The UN announcement came on June 5th.

June 07, 2024
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