U.N. Agrees to Sanctions against Taliban for Non-Surrender of Osama Bin Laden

On October 15, 1999, the United Nations Security Council agreed to a resolution to impose sanctions in 30 days that will freeze the economic assets abroad of the Islamic Taliban movement of Afghanistan and curtail international flights by the national airline, Ariana, if Mr. Osama bin Laden and one of his chief aides are not surrendered... [more]