Financial Sanctions: Afghanistan

The European Commission has amended Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No. 753/2011 ('the 2011 Regulation') with effect from 21 December 2012..

Annex I of the 2011 Regulation lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation. The amendments reflect the decision made on 20 November 2012 by the United Nations Sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) to add one individual and one entity to the UN list.

Additions

Individual

KHUDAI RAHMIN, Mohammed, Qasim, Sadozai.

Title: Haji

DOB: (1) --/--/1975. (2) --/--/1976.

POB: Minar village, Garmser District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

a.k.a: (1) KHUDAI RAHIM, Mohammed, Qasim, Sadozai. (2) QASIM, Muhammad

Nationality: Afghan

National Identification no: (1) Afghan national identification card (tazkira) number 57388 issued in Lashkar Gah District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (2) Residential card number 665, Ayno Maina, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

Address: (1) Room number 33, 5th Floor Sarafi Market, Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. (2) Safaar Bazaar, Garmser District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (3) Wesh, Spin Boldak District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan .

Other Information: UN Ref TI.Q.165.12. Owner of Rahat Ltd. Involved in the supply of weapons for Taliban, including improvised explosive devices (IED). Father’s name is Haji Mullah Wali. Alternative father’s name is Haji Sadozai. Grandfather’s name is Khudai Rahim. Associated with Rahat Ltd.

Group ID: 12813

Entity

RAHAT LTD

a.k.a: (1) HAJI MUHAMMAD QASIM SARAFI ( 2) NEW CHAGAI TRADING (3) RAHAT TRADING COMPANY

Address: (1) Branch Office 1, Room number 33, 5th Floor, Sarafi Market, Kandahar city, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. (2) Branch Office 10, Zahedan, Zabol Province, Iran. (3) Branch Office 2, Shop number 4, Azizi Bank, Haji Muhammad Isa Market, Wesh, Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. (4) Branch Office 3, Safaar Bazaar, Garmser District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (5) Branch Office 4, Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (6) Branch Office 5, Gereshk District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (7) Branch Office 6, Zaranj District, Nimroz Province, Afghanistan. (8) Branch Office 7(i), Dr Barno Road, Quetta, Pakistan. 2 (9) Branch Office 7(ii), Haji Mohammed Plaza, Tol Aram Road, near Jamaluddin Afghani Road, Quetta, Pakistan. (10) Branch Office 7(iii), Kandahari Bazaar, Quetta, Pakistan. (11) Branch Office 8, Chaman, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. (12) Branch Office 9, Chaghi Bazaar, Chaghi, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. Other Information: UN Ref TE.R.13.12. Rahat Ltd. was used by Taliban leadership to transfer funds originating from external donors and narcotics trafficking to finance Taliban activity as of 2011 and 2012. Owned by Mohammed Qasim Sadozai Khudai Rahim. Also associated Mohammad Naim Baarich.

Group ID: 12814.

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 persons. 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 Sanctions Officer:

Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated person they are not required to report these details again.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Afghanistan and links to the Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website