KABUL—The United Nations Security Council has removed one of Afghanistan’s most notorious warlords from its sanctions list, after Russia stopped blocking the move, paving the way for the implementation of a U.S.-backed peace deal with a group under his command. The Security Council on Friday delisted Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, founder of Hezb-e-Islami, an Islamist political and military group, from its sanction register following a request...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 04, 2017 16:52 UTC