Taliban Sanctions Committee & 1373 Counter-Terrorism Committee

Published on 25 Oct 2025

• Pakistan has been appointed as the chair of the Taliban Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2025 and will serve as vice-chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the 15-nation U.N. body.

• The Taliban Sanctions Committee imposes an assets freeze, a travel ban and an arms embargo on individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with the Taliban in constituting a threat to the peace, stability and security of Afghanistan. 

• The Committee was established on June 17, 2011, by Security Council Resolution 1988.

• Pakistan is a non-permanent member of the 15-nation UN Security Council for the 2025-26 term. 

• The sanctions committees of the Council comprise all 15 members of the Security Council and make its decisions by consensus.

• The UN Counter Terrorism Committee - CTC was established by Security Council resolution 1373 after the September 11th attacks (9/11). 

• It consists of all fifteen members of the Security Council and is responsible for ensuring that all States follow the resolution. 

• According to Resolution 1373, States must deny all forms of financial support for terrorist groups, prevent the terrorists from acquiring safe havens or subsistence, create domestic laws that criminalize terrorism among others.

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