Moscow Says To More Actively Use UN Sanctions Mechanisms To Fight IS In Afghanistan

Russia intends to more actively use the anti-terrorism sanctions mechanisms of the UN Security Council to combat the Islamic State (IS, ISIL, banned in Russia) terrorist group in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing Thursday.

ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th September, 2018) Russia intends to more actively use the anti-terrorism sanctions mechanisms of the UN Security Council to combat the Islamic State (IS, ISIL, banned in Russia) terrorist group in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing Thursday.

"Taking into account ISIL's growing expansion in Afghanistan and, as a result, the creation of hotbeds of tension throughout the country, including directly at the borders of our Central Asian partners, we intend to use more actively the anti-terrorism sanctions mechanisms of the UN Security Council to counter ISIL militants in Afghanistan," Zakharova said.

She said Russia is preparing requests to the UN Security Council's sanctions committee to put specific individuals and organizations from the Afghan wing of the IS on sanctions lists.