• Taliban officials, many now in government, named in sanctions
• Foreign Office meets banks, financial institutions and NGOs
The UK Foreign Office is to hold urgent meetings with banks, financial institutions and NGOs to clarify how to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan without breaching US or UN counter-terror sanctions.
The takeover of the country by the Taliban, which is internationally designated as a terrorist organisation, presents a legal minefield for charities trying to provide aid to the population.
