Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2025. Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images12/7/2025|Updated: 12/7/2025Australia’s decision to sanction top Taliban officials has been praised as “principled and timely” in shunning the oppressive regime but it complicates how the government deals with Afghanistan diplomatically.Canberra placed the measures on three Taliban ministers and Afghanistan’s chief justice, meaning Australians will be prohibited from supplying them with arms or similar services, as well as using or dealing with their assets and funds.Australian Associated Press is an Australian news agency.Author’s Selected Articles
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