UN Split over Ban on Taliban Officials' Travel

A spokesman for Afghanistan’s Foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, seen here, has called on the United Nations to drop its travel ban on Taliban officials Javed TANVEER AFP

Members of the United Nations Security Council remained divided Monday over whether to exempt some of Afghanistan's Taliban officials from a travel ban, diplomatic sources said.

Under a 2011 Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban leaders are subject to a sanctions regime that includes asset freezes and travel bans, AFP said.