UNSC exempts Afghan aid from sanctions
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, December 22
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday voted in favour of exempting humanitarian aid to Afghanistan from the sanctions imposed on the Taliban and it’s leadership in 1988. Many countries had been reluctant to provide aid despite committing themselves to helping Afghanistan due to the existing sanctions. India also voted in favour of exempting aid to Afghanistan from sanctions.
“India supported the resolution to grant exemption from sanctions for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti said.
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