UNITED NATIONS, March 1 (UPI) -- All individuals named under a resolution dealing with al-Qaida and Taliban militants deserve fair and due process, a U.N. ombudsman said.
The Afghan government, as part of a broad reconciliation measure, has tried to have the United Nations remove former Taliban figures from the so-called 1267 list that imposes travel bans and other restrictions.
The Security Council passed Resolution 1267 in 1999 to persuade the Taliban to hand over al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and discourage the group from allowing Afghan territory to be used for terrorist activity.
Kimberly Prost, the ombudsman of a panel tasked with reviewing the list, said her mission was to thoroughly assess each case individually.
"In particular, the aim is to make maximum use of the accorded mandate to provide fair and due process to petitioners," she wrote in a report to the Security Council.
Kabul last year announced it was forming a committee to examine reconciliation and reintegration efforts with certain members of the Taliban. Some members of the Taliban are slowly being removed from the 1267 list as part of the reintegration process.
