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EU Imposes Humanitarian Exemption to Afghanistan Sanctions Regime

The EU adopted the U.N.'s humanitarian exemption to Afghanistan-related sanctions regimes in a pair of moves from the European Council. In a council regulation, the EU halted asset freezes where imposing such a restriction would hold up funds necessary to…

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ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid or support basic human needs in Afghanistan. In a council decision, the EU dropped asset freezes on the processing of funds and the provision of goods and services needed to ensure delivery of humanitarian aid. The U.K. imposed an identical exemption to its Afghanistan sanctions regime last week (see 2201310012).