U.S.: Lifting Syria sanctions helps prevent Daesh, al Qaeda resurgence in Afghanistan, elsewhere

The United States says removing sanctions on Syria’s President al-Sharaa is part of efforts to prevent Daesh and al Qaeda from reconstituting in places like Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.

Andrew Curiel, Deputy Political Counselor for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, said at a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday that Washington was “proud to champion” the recent UN Security Council resolution that also delisted Syrian Interior Minister Khattab.

“We implore all Member States to continue to support the new Syrian government in preventing any terrorist group from further threatening peace and stability in Syria,” he said.

Denmark has pointed to the “serious threat” posed by the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Central and South Asia and says that the terror outfit has been receiving “logistical and substantial support from the de facto authorities”.

Meanwhile, Denmark’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Sandra Jensen Landi on behalf of a UNSC committee said that Daesh-Khurasan is one of the “most serious threats: in Central and South Asia, with at least 2,000 fighters under Sanaullah Ghafari.

She also said that the TTP, “with its approximately 6,000 fighters, is another serious threat emanating from the region, receiving both logistical and substantial support from the de facto authorities”.

“The TTP has conducted numerous high-profile attacks in Pakistan from Afghan soil, some of which incurred mass casualties,” she added.

The Islamic Emirate has previously denied use of Afghan soil in attacks against Pakistan.