{"id":878519,"date":"2021-10-14T09:14:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=878519"},"modified":"2021-10-14T09:14:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:14:33","slug":"taliban-government-14-of-33-ministers-are-designated-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-government-14-of-33-ministers-are-designated-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliban Government: 14 of 33 Ministers Are Designated Terrorists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaliban-government-14-of-33-ministers-are-designated-terrorists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=878519&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>After the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a resurgent Taliban formed an all-male interim government in early September. Based on available information, at least 14 of the 33 Taliban government ministers are designated terrorists under the U.N. Security Council\u2019s 1988 Sanctions Committee.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/nearly-half-of-the-taliban-governments-leaders-are-designated-terrorists\/\">Washington Free Beacon<\/a> reported, \u201cthis designation includes Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund and his two top deputies, Mullah Baradar Akhund and Mawlavi Hanafi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also included in this list of designated terrorists are the Taliban\u2019s defense minister, foreign minister, and deputy foreign minister.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Taliban\u2019s interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, is on the FBI\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/wanted\/terrorinfo\/sirajuddin-haqqani\">most wanted list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSirajuddin Haqqani is wanted for questioning in connection with the January 2008 attack on a hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed six people, including an American citizen,\u201d the FBI states in the \u201cTerrorism\u201d section of their \u201cMost Wanted\u201d list. \u201cHe is believed to have coordinated and participated in cross-border attacks against United States and coalition forces in Afghanistan. Haqqani also allegedly was involved in the planning of the assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai in 2008.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just days ago, despite the demonstrated connection between the new Taliban government and terrorism, the Biden administration allegedly agreed to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, while conditions in the country worsen under Taliban-rule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the country\u2019s new Taliban rulers,\u201d&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/10\/1044912355\/the-taliban-says-u-s-has-agreed-to-provide-humanitarian-assistance-to-afghanista\">the Associated Press <\/a>reported. \u201cThe statement came at the end of the first direct talks between the former foes since the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops at the end of August.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>State Department Spokesman Ned Price <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/u-s-delegation-meeting-with-senior-taliban-representatives-in-doha\/\">said<\/a> in a statement that the U.S. delegation \u201cfocused on security and terrorism concerns and safe passage for U.S. citizens, other foreign nationals and our Afghan partners, as well as on human rights, including the meaningful participation of women and girls in all aspects of Afghan society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe two sides also discussed the United States\u2019 provision of robust humanitarian assistance, directly to the Afghan people,\u201d the statement added. \u201cThe discussions were candid and professional with the U.S. delegation reiterating that the Taliban will be judged on its actions, not only its words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And concerns about the rise of terrorism in Afghanistan have been fueled further by the Taliban announcing that they will not be working with the U.S. to combat extremism, insisting that terrorist groups like ISIS would be handled<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a resurgent Taliban formed an all-male interim government in early September. Based on available information, at least 14 of the 33 Taliban government ministers are designated terrorists under the U.N. Security Council\u2019s 1988 Sanctions Committee.As the Washington Free Beacon reported, \u201cthis designation includes Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund and his two top deputies, Mullah Baradar Akhund and Mawlavi Hanafi.\u201dAlso included in this list of designated terrorists are the Taliban\u2019s defense minister, foreign minister, and deputy foreign minister.Meanwhile, the Taliban\u2019s interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, is on the FBI\u2019s most wanted list.\u201cSirajuddin Haqqani is wanted for questioning in connection with the January 2008 attack on a hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed six people, including an American citizen,\u201d the FBI states in the \u201cTerrorism\u201d section of their \u201cMost Wanted\u201d list. \u201cHe is believed to have coordinated and participated in cross-border attacks against United States and coalition forces in Afghanistan. Haqqani also allegedly was involved in the planning of the assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai in 2008.\u201dJust days ago, despite the demonstrated connection between the new Taliban government and terrorism, the Biden administration allegedly agreed to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, while conditions in the country worsen under Taliban-rule.\u201cThe U.S. has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the country\u2019s new Taliban rulers,\u201d\u00a0 the Associated Press reported. \u201cThe statement came at the end of the first direct talks between the former foes since the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops at the end of August.\u201dState Department Spokesman Ned Price said in a statement that the U.S. delegation \u201cfocused on security and terrorism concerns and safe passage for U.S. citizens, other foreign nationals and our Afghan partners, as well as on human rights, including the meaningful participation of women and girls in all aspects of Afghan society.\u201d\u201cThe two sides also discussed the United States\u2019 provision of robust humanitarian assistance, directly to the Afghan people,\u201d the statement added. \u201cThe discussions were candid and professional with the U.S. delegation reiterating that the Taliban will be judged on its actions, not only its words.\u201dAnd concerns about the rise of terrorism in Afghanistan have been fueled further by the Taliban announcing that they will not be working with the U.S. to combat extremism, insisting that terrorist groups like ISIS would be handled internally.\u201cWe are able to tackle Daesh independently,\u201d Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen, using the Arabic acronym for the terrorist group ISIS, told the APAs the Daily Wire noted at the time: \u201cThe statement comes just hours before senior Taliban officials and representatives from the U.S. are set to meet to discuss extremist groups and evacuating the remaining U.S. citizens and Afghans with special visas from Afghanistan. The Taliban\u2019s statement regarding cooperation on containing extremism could complicate the meeting.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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