Financial Sanctions: Afghanistan

Thursday, 30 April 2020

This news release is to publicise a correction to the identifying information for 137 entries in the Afghanistan sanctions regime. 

The following entry is no longer subject to an asset freeze. 

Individual 

AHMADULLAH   

Title: Qari

DOB: (1) --/--/1975. (2) --/--/1965.

POB: (1) Khogyani area, Qarabagh District, Ghazni Province (2) Andar District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan

a.k.a: (1) AHMADULLA (2) AHMADULLAH, Mohammad

Nationality: Afghan

Position: Minister of Security (Intelligence) under the Taliban regime

Other Information: UN Ref TI.A.81.01. Also referred to as Ahmadulla. Reportedly deceased in Dec 2001.

Listed on: 23/02/2001 Last Updated: [29/03/2012] 30/04/2020 Group ID: 6948.

136 entries have been amended and remain subject to an asset freeze. These amendments bring the UK’s consolidated list into line with Annex I of Council Regulation (EU) 753/2011.   

Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated individuals and entities. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the FIU. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated individuals and entities they are not required to report these details again.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Afghanistan and links to the UK’s consolidated list of individuals and entities subject to these and other financial sanctions may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

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