Russia is likely to obstruct the process of removing Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s name from the UN sanctions list, a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report stated Tuesday.

Quoting Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova the report stated that Russia has put the delisting on hold but hadn’t blocked it.   

However, there are concerns that the Russian move could postpone removing sanctions to six months.

In this episode of Farakhabar, host Fawad Aman discusses the topic with Obaidullah Barikzai, head of complaints commission of parliament and member of Hizb-e-Islami, and Ahmad Saiedi, political analyst.