The Australian government on Saturday announced that it had imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four senior officials of Afghanistan’s Taliban-run government, in an effort to curtail the regime’s humanitarian violations against women and girls in the country.

In early December 2025, Australia unveiled the autonomous sanctions framework in relation to the dire situation in Afghanistan, empowering the Australian Foreign Minister to implement travel bans and impose financial sanctions if he/she is satisfied that they fulfil item 1A of regulation 6 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011. The Australian government conducted a comprehensive assessment of Afghan officials responsible for repressing the rights of women and girls, persecuting minority groups, contributing to

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