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Lawmakers press UN agency over tech shipments
Two lawmakers are angrily reacting to what they say is a lack of cooperation from a U.N. agency that may have sent computers and other technology to Iran and North Korea in possible violation of U.N. Security Council sanctions.
Tags: Illeana Ros-Lehtinen , Howard Berman , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , State , House Foreign Affairs Committee , Congress , Federal Drive
The Taliban facing more trouble
The Afghan Taliban leadership is facing more pressure from the U.S. The U.S. Treasury Department will freeze the militants' assets, ban travel and trigger an arms embargo. It follows similar action by the United Nations earlier this week, and comes after calls from Gen. David Petraeus, the top military commander in Afghanistan. the U.S. and U.N. sanctions prohibit any financial transactions of the terror leaders in U.N. member countries, putting additional pressure on Pakistan to take broader actions against the Taliban militants.
Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , Pentagon , Taliban , Afghanistan , Treasure Department , David Petraeus , J.J. Green
