UN impose sanctions on Al-Qaeda members and organisations

In a new blacklist published by UN, sanctions have been imposed on 500 members and organizations belonging to Al-Qaeda and Taliban.A UN sanctions list targeting Taliban and Al-Qaeda individuals and entities contains about 500 names, including 142 linked to the Afghan extremist group, according to Austria's UN mission. This list has been prepared by UN Security Council panel chaired by Austria. The UN blacklist was established under UN Security Council resolution 1267 adopted in October 1999 for the purpose of overseeing implementation of sanctions imposed on Taliban-controlled Afghanistan for its support of Osama bin Laden's extremist network. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that Afghanistan's renewed efforts to reconcile with the Taliban have the backing of its allies, including the United States and Europe. The Afghan president's words came ahead of a conference in London expected to agree a framework for the Afghan government to begin taking charge of security in line with a 2011 timetable set by President Barack Obama to start drawing down US troops.