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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.
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UNSC adopts humanitarian exemption to Taliban-related sanctions
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted resolution 2615, which establishes an exemption for humanitarian assistance and other activities that support basic needs in Afghanistan from Taliban-related sanctions imposed pursuant to resolutions 2255 (2015) and 1988 (2011). Press Release. The exemption permits the processing/payment of funds, other financial assets or economic resources, and the provision of goods and services necessary …
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OFAC issues Afghanistan GL 16
On Friday (10 December 2021), the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Afghanistan General Licence (GL) 16, “Authorising Noncommercial, Personal Remittances to Afghanistan” and relevant FAQs 931 and 949. Notice. The GL authorises all transactions involving the Taliban or the Haqqani Network, or any entity in which the Taliban/Haqqani Network own a 50% or greater interest, that …
OFSI updates charity sector guidance
OFSI has updated its charity sector guidance in response to the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. The guidance appears on the ‘UK Guidance’ section of this site. OFSI’s blog post says: Some members of the Taliban are subject to UN sanctions but the UK does not have sanctions against Taliban as an entity. The UK considers that it cannot grant a humanitarian …
US Senate committee hears evidence on Afghanistan & Taliban sanctions
On 5 October 2021, the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Banking Committee) held a hearing entitled ‘Afghanistan’s Future: Assessing the National Security, Humanitarian and Economic Implications of the Taliban Takeover’. The hearing was organised to assess the situation in Afghanistan, what action may be taken by the US to alleviate the economic and humanitarian crisis in …
EU Parliament calls for Lebanon, Afghanistan, UAE & Cuba sanctions
The EU Parliament has adopted resolutions calling for targeted sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for situations in Lebanon, Afghanistan, the UAE and Cuba: Resolution 2021/2878 (RSP) calls for the EU to impose sanctions on all those who fulfil the criteria of the recently adopted Lebanon sanctions framework in response to the “political, economic, social, financial and health crisis” in …
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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
Consolidated
Council Decision 2011/486/CFSP
Parent Decision
Council Decision 2011/486/CFSP
Amended by: