SYDNEY: Australia imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four officials in Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Saturday over what it said was a deteriorating human rights situation in the country, especially for women and girls. Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the officials wer»»»

The Australian government has imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four Taliban officials, citing severe oppression of women and girls in Afghanistan and concerns over the erosion of good governance and the rule of law. Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on Saturday that Canberra has e»»»

Canberra said the Taliban officials are guilty of oppressing women and girls, as well as ‘undermining good governance’. The Australian government has imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four officials in Afghanistan’s Taliban government, citing the deteriorating human rights situation in»»»