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July 12, 2010

Karzai Seeks to Remove Taliban Officials From UN Blacklist
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The Washington Post reports Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to seek
the removal of up to 50 former Taliban officials from a U.N. terrorism
blacklist in a gesture intended to advance political reconciliation
talks with militants. Karzai’s proposal has been met with resistance
from U.N. officials, who are demanding more evidence that the
individuals in question have renounced violence and severed any links
with the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Meanwhile Hundreds of Afghans took to the
streets of Mazar-i-Sharif on Saturday to protest against mounting
civilian deaths. The protests came days after two civilians in the city
were killed by U.S. troops in a pre-dawn raid. Over the weekend, six
more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan. 23 American troops have died
so far this month.



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