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October 12, 2025, 02:38 PM - 7 min read
Interestingly, some oil rich Islamic countries are as ultra-orthodox and puritanical in their interpretation and execution of the Sharia laws as the Taliban. Since they have huge petro-dollars, which allow them to afford million-dollar gifts to “powers that matter”, which obviously the Taliban can’t afford, their “sins” are easily overlooked, while the Taliban are demonised.
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June 4, 2025, 10:34 AM - 2 min read
Pakistan will chair the 1988 Taliban Sanctions Committee that imposes an assets freeze, a travel ban and an arms embargo on individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with the Taliban in constituting a threat to the peace, stability and security of Afghanistan. Guyana and Russia will be vice-chairs of the Taliban sanctions committee.
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