US Sanctions Two Senior Taliban Members Over Human Rights Abuses

The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on 20 individuals across nine countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, and China, for their involvement in human rights abuses in their countries. This action comes ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10.

Among the individuals targeted by the recent sanctions are two senior Taliban members accused of gender-based repression of women’s and girls’ rights, two Iranian intelligence officers suspected of targeting U.S. officials, and two Chinese officials involved in the torture of Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang.