The Haqqani network has been placed on the UN Security Council’s Taliban sanctions list.
The Pakistani network, close to the Taliban and other militant organisations, has been blamed for many high profile attacks, including last year’s attack on the US embassy in Kabul, which killed sixteen Afghans.
The sanctions include arms embargos, the freezing of assets and travel bans for members of the network.
The US added the Haqqani network to its list of terrorist groups in September.
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