§ Lord Haskelasked Her Majesty's Government:
What recent changes have there been to United Nations sanctions against Afghanistan. [HL2669]
§ Baroness AmosWith the full support of Her Majesty's Government, on 16 January the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 1390 (2002). Taking into account the changed situation in Afghanistan, the resolution extended or amended some of the existing measures and introduced new measures targeting Osama bin Laden, members of the Al Qaeda organisation and the Taliban and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them designated by the UN Sanctions Committee on Afghanistan. Other UNSC sanctions targeting Afghanistan were terminated or allowed to lapse.
UNSC Resolution 1390 (2002) continues the asset freeze imposed by Resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1333 (2000) on senior members of the Taliban, Osama bin Laden and individuals and entities (including members of Al-Qaeda) designated by the Security Council as associated with him, and extends it to all designated members of the Taliban and their associates. The Resolution also places an embargo on the supply of arms and military assistance to, and imposes a world-wide travel ban on, Osama bin Laden and persons designated by the Security Council as members of the Al-Qaeda organisation or the Taliban or their associates.
A full list of those designated by the UN Sanctions Committee on Afghanistan is available on the UN website: http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/committees/Afghanistan/Afg_list_eng.htm.
On 15 January the UNSC had adopted Resolution 1388 (2002) removing all previous UNSC restrictions on Ariana Afghan Airlines.