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Council condemns embassy attacks in Syria Tue, Jul 12 2011 Influential brother of Afghan president killed at home Tue, Jul 12 2011 Leon Panetta says al Qaeda's defeat "within reach" Sat, Jul 9 2011 Analysis & Opinion On the Afghanistan-Pakistan border : cutting off the nose to spite the face America’s problematic remote control wars Related Topics World » Afghanistan » United Nations » By Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS | Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:12pm EDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council Friday removed 14 former Taliban from its sanctions list as part of moves to induce the insurgent group into talks with Kabul on a peace deal in Afghanistan. Those delisted by a special sanctions committee included four members of a 70-strong High Peace Council set up by Afghan authorities last September to pave the way for talks, the German U.N. mission announced in a statement. Germany is this month's Security Council president. The move came in response to a request from Kabul to take off the list a number of former Taliban figures that the government believes have given up militancy, according to the statement. Afghan officials had said they were seeking the delisting of about 20 people. Some Security Council members, notably Russia, are cautious about removing names. The peace council members are Arsalan Rahmani Daulat, a former Taliban deputy higher education minister, Habibullah Fawzi, a former Taliban diplomat in Saudi Arabia, Sayeedur Rahman Haqani, former Taliban deputy minister for mines and industries and later for public works, and Faqir Mohammad. President Hamid Karzai's office has called the creation of the council a significant step toward peace. But the Taliban have so far scoffed at the idea of talks, saying all foreign forces must first leave Afghanistan. The United States is preparing to start pulling out its 97,000 troops in Afghanistan as part of a process to hand over all combat operations against the Taliban to Afghan security forces by 2014. "STRONG SIGNAL" In a statement, Germany's U.N. Ambassador Peter Wittig said the committee's decision "sends a strong signal: the Security Council and the international community support the efforts of the Afghan government to engage reconciled Taliban in a political dialogue in order to achieve peace and security." "The international community recognizes efforts made by members of the High Peace Council to work toward peace, stability and reconciliation. All Afghans are encouraged to join these efforts. The message is clear: engaging for peace pays off," Wittig said. The move came four weeks after the Security Council decided to split what was previously a joint list of Taliban and al Qaeda figures into two -- one for each group. The split was intended to persuade Taliban waverers they were not being lumped with the global al Qaeda movement. Until Friday's decision, the Taliban list contained 137 names. Those listed are subject to sanctions that include travel bans and asset freezes. The Afghan Taliban, which ruled the country before being driven from power by U.S.-backed forces in 2001, was playing host to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden when he launched the September 11 attacks on the United States. Separating the two movements has long been a Western goal. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said last month there could be political talks with the Taliban by the end of this year, if the NATO alliance kept making military advances on the ground, putting pressure on the insurgents. (Editing by Paul Simao) World Afghanistan United Nations Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. 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