UN stops travel of two Taliban edu ministers

Two Afghan education ministers are no longer allowed to travel abroad for any peace and stability talks after the United Nations Security Council removed them from a sanctions exemption list, diplomats said on Tuesday.
The UNSC Taliban sanctions committee on Monday unanimously agreed to extend the travel ban exemption for 13 Taliban leaders, but removed deputy minister of education Said Ahmad Shahidkhel and minister of higher education Abdul Baqi Basir Awal Shah from the list.
The move comes after the Taliban backtracked in March on their pledge to open high schools for girls. Dozens of Taliban members have long been subjected to targeted UN sanctions, but an exemption to the travel ban was granted to some leaders to allow them to take part in peace and stability talks.