In 2011 the sanction regime 1267 ( enforced in 2001 , after the events of 9/11 ) aimed at the Taliban regime in Afghanistan , was divided into two separate sanction regimes . Sanction regime 1989 targets al-Qaida specifically , whilst sanction regime 1988 targets the Taliban in Afghanistan . The new resolution included a separate list of Taliban individuals under sanctions . The reason for this modification was that Security Council took into consideration that some of the Taliban had ended their contacts with al-Qaida , hence the need for separate sanction regimes . The type of sanctions applied for the new regime-1989 remained the same
9/11
September 11 attacks
Sanctions against Afghanistan