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Sanctions Profile: Afghanistan
At a glance
UN sanctions relating to Afghanistan were first introduced in 1999 by UN Security Council Resolution 1267, and required all Member States to impose an arms embargo, asset freezes, and travel bans on people and entities associated with Osama bin Laden or the Taliban, as designated by the relevant UN sanctions committee.
News
OFAC issues GL for transactions involving Afghanistan & governing institutions
On 25 February 2022, OFAC issued Afghanistan-related General Licence (GL) 20, which authorises all transactions involving Afghanistan or governing institutions in Afghanistan prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, the Foreign Terrorist Organisations Sanctions Regulations or Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended, subject to certain exceptions relating to financial transitions involving the Taliban or the Haqqani Network, luxury items/services and …
Afghanistan
Terrorism
US issues E.O. to block US assets of Da Afghanistan Bank
US President Biden has signed an Executive Order which will block the property of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), Afghanistan’s central bank, that is held in the US by US financial institutions, and require US financial institutions to transfer the property into a consolidated account held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The White House has said that $3.5 …
EU adopts humanitarian exemption to Afghanistan sanctions
The EU has amended its Afghanistan sanctions regime to include a new humanitarian exemption. This follows the UN’s adoption of a humanitarian exemption to Taliban-related sanctions on 22 December 2021 (see previous post). The legal acts are: Council Regulation (EU) 2022/148, which amends Regulation (EU) No 753/2011 to disapply asset freezes where “making available of funds or economic resources necessary …
FCDO Legal Directorate 2021 Annual Review
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Legal Directorate yesterday published its 2021 Annual Review. The review discusses the directorate’s sanctions work, including the new UK corruption sanctions, new sanctions measures on Afghanistan and Myanmar. It highlights issues on which the directorate advised. Notice.
Corruption
Burma / Myanmar
Report on NGO access to financial services in Afghanistan
The Norwegian Refugee Council has published ‘Life and Death: NGO access to financial services in Afghanistan’, a report by Dr Erica Moret which assesses available payment channels for transferring humanitarian funds into and around Afghanistan. Notice & Executive Summary. The report says that: Although the UN humanitarian exemption to Taliban-related sanctions and US general licences (adopted in December 2021, see …
Current Sanctions
Consolidated
Council Regulation (EU) No 753/2011
Parent Regulation
Council Regulation (EU) No 753/2011
Amended by:
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 968/2011
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1049/2011
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 263/2012
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2012
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 643/2012
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 705/2012
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1139/2012
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1244/2012
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 86/2013
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 261/2013
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 451/2013
Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 261/2014
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 263/2014
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1057/2014
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1322
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2043
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1736
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/404
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/648
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/279
Council Regulation (EU) 2022/148
Consolidated
Council Decision 2011/486/CFSP
Parent Decision
Council Decision 2011/486/CFSP
Amended by: