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Mirror.co.uk - James Lyons
BRITAIN is pressing the UN to lift sanctions against ex-Taliban commanders to help persuade Islamist rebels to stand down. The UK and US both want to scrap some of the restrictions put in place after the 9/11 ...
Mirror.co.uk - James Lyons

BRITAIN is pressing the UN to lift sanctions against ex-Taliban commanders to help persuade Islamist rebels to stand down. The UK and US both want to scrap some of the restrictions put in place after the 9/11 ...

With friends like these, who needs the Taliban?
Global Post. Jean MacKenzie

Afghanistan's Council of Religious Scholars calls for a harsh crackdown on independent media on grounds of “immorality.” ...

UN may lift ex-Taliban sanctions
BBC News ‎
It has asked for 18 people to be removed from the sanctions list. Sanctions include a travel ban and the freezing of assets. The request is seen as part of broader efforts to promote reconciliation in Afghanistan and to explore the possibility of peace ...

Two Visions Of Talking To The Taliban
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - Zarif Nazar, Jan Alekozai
By RFE/RL There are few things more divisive in Afghanistan today than the question of talking to the Taliban. The issue has become a national hot-button since President Hamid Karzai created a High Peace Council in September to reach out to the Taliban ...

Britain and US in drive to lift sanctions on former Taliban
Telegraph.co.uk - Alex Spillius - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
The United Nations is set to rule on appeals by Afghanistan to remove sanctions on former members of the Taliban, as part of a growing effort by Britain and the United States to promote reconciliation with remaining insurgents. ...

Green force
BBC News - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
By Tahir Qadiry BBC Persian TV
Green is the colour of choice for many young and educated Afghans who are agitating for change. It is the colour adopted by a new grassroots political movement inspired by the popular revolts sweeping across the Arab world ...

Talking to the Taliban: Less than meets the eye
The Guardian - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
Our report today that Britain and America are pressing for UN sanctions against 18 former senior members of the Taliban to be lifted is encouraging news. In opposing the troop surge in Afghanistan, we have argued that this long war will only come to an ...

Taliban zealot who banned TV points to his set. 'We've changed,' he insists
The Guardian - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
Mohammed Qalamuddin's religious police beat women who wore high heels and makeup. Now UN sanctions against him may be lifted – with the backing of the US and Britain Haqqani Taliban fighters in their mountain camp in eastern Afghanistan. ...

Making peace with the Taliban? UN pressed to lift Afghan sanctions
The Guardian - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
Haqqani Taliban fighters in Khost, east Afghanistan. Their representaives visited Kabul for talks. Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad for the Guardian Britain and the United States are pressing for United Nations sanctions against 18 former senior Taliban ...