“The (UN Security Council) will take whatever measures it sees fit.

We have always said that any sanctions ... should not aggravate the humanitarian situation, ”TASS quoted Dujarrik as saying.

At the same time, he noted that sanctions are often an “effective instrument” of the Security Council.

Earlier it was reported that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is working to establish relations with the leaders of the Taliban *.

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 "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.