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October 30, 2026: OFSI updates its Afghanistan sanctions listings

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Today, Friday 30 October, the UK government has amended the following individuals under the Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

Individuals amended:

Name:Unique ID:
Abdul Latif MANSURAFG0011
Abdul Ghani Baradar ABDUL AHMAD TURKAFG0024
Amir Khan MOTAQIAFG0026
Abdul-Haq WASSIQAFG0062
Khairullah KHAIRKHWAHAFG0071

The Afghanistan Sanctions Notice:

Sanctions Notice: 30 October 2026

Regime: Afghanistan

Amendments:

The following individuals have been corrected and are still subject to the sanctions listed:

OFSI Sanctions Type: Asset freeze, Travel Ban

ABDUL LATIF MANSUR

  • Other information: Taliban Shadow Governor for Logar Province as of late 2012. Belongs to Sahak tribe (Ghilzai). Height 170cm . Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 27 Jul. 2010. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2006-25913
  • Dobs: dd/mm/1968, 12/11/1967, 12/11/1967
  • Passport number: D0009720, D0010442, P05629010
  • Passport additional information: Afghanistan diplomatic passport number D0009720, issued on 12 Oct. 2021 issued in Kabul, Afghanistan, expires 12 Oct. 2026 (Name in Latin script: ABDUL LATIF MANSOOR), Afghanistan diplomatic passport D0010442, issued on 13 Nov. 2024, expires 13 Nov. 2029, Afghanistan passport number
  • Nationalities: Afghanistan
  • Positions: Minister of Agriculture under the previous Taliban regime (1996-2001)
  • Town of birth: Zurmat District, Paktia Province
  • Country of birth: Afghanistan
  • Town of birth: Garda Saray District, Paktia Province
  • Country of birth: Afghanistan
  • Country of birth: Afghanistan
  • AKA: Abdul Latif MANSOOR (Good quality a.k.a); Wali MOHAMMAD (Good quality a.k.a)
  • Name (non-Latin script): عبد اللطیف منصور
  • Titles: Maulavi
  • Address: Darul Aman Kabul, Afghanistan
  • Designation source: UN
  • Date designated: 31/01/2001
  • Last updated: 30/10/2026
  • OFSI group ID: 7270
  • UN reference number: TAi.007
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Unique ID: AFG0011 | OFSI Regime: The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

List of Changes:

  • Field Name: Passport number
    • Added: P05629010 (third value)
  • Field Name: Passport additional information
    • Added: Afghanistan passport number (appended after “expires 13 Nov. 2029,”; no number follows it, so the field now ends mid-clause)
  • Field Name: Last updated
    • Changed: 29/04/2026 to: 30/10/2026

ABDUL GHANI BARADAR ABDUL AHMAD TURK

  • Other information: Belongs to Popalzai tribe. Height 173cm. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 1 Jun. 2010. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
  • Dobs: 29/09/1963, dd/mm/1968
  • Passport number: D0009751, P02444826, D0009751
  • Passport additional information: Afghanistan diplomatic passport number P04999950, issued on 4 Feb. 2025 (expires 4 Feb. 2035) , Afghanistan passport number , Afghanistan diplomatic passport D0009751, issued on 16 Oct. 2021, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan (expires 16 Oct. 2026)
  • Nationalities: Afghanistan
  • Positions: Deputy Minister of Defence under the previous Taliban regime
  • Town of birth: Yatimak village, Dehrawood District, Uruzgan Province
  • Country of birth: Afghanistan
  • AKA: Baradar AKHUND (Good quality a.k.a); Abdul Ghani Baradar (Good quality a.k.a)
  • Name (non-Latin script): عبدالغنی برادر عبد الاحمد ترک
  • Titles: Mullah
  • Address: Kabul, Afghanistan
  • Designation source: UN
  • Date designated: 23/02/2001
  • Last updated: 30/10/2026
  • OFSI group ID: 7060
  • UN reference number: TAi.024
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Unique ID: AFG0024 | OFSI Regime: The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

List of Changes:

  • Field Name: Other information
    • Deleted: click here (after the INTERPOL-UN web link)
  • Field Name: Passport number
    • Added: P02444826 (second value; the first and third values, both D0009751, are unmarked)
  • Field Name: Passport additional information
    • Changed: D0009751, to: number P04999950, (first clause, after “Afghanistan diplomatic passport”)
    • Changed: 16 Oct. 2021, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan to: 4 Feb. 2025 (first clause, after “issued on”)
    • Changed: 16 Oct. 2026) to: 4 Feb. 2035) (first clause, inside “(expires”)
    • Deleted: diplomatic (second clause, so “Afghanistan diplomatic passport number” now reads “Afghanistan passport number”)
    • Changed: P04999950, to: , Afghanistan diplomatic passport D0009751, (second clause; the added text begins with a comma)
    • Changed: 4 Feb. 2025 to: 16 Oct. 2021, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan (second clause, after “issued on”)
    • Changed: 4 Feb. 2035) to: 16 Oct. 2026) (second clause, inside “(expires”)
    • Net effect of the markup: the two passport descriptions swap places, so no passport detail is genuinely new text. Before: “Afghanistan diplomatic passport D0009751, issued on 16 Oct. 2021, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan (expires 16 Oct. 2026) , Afghanistan diplomatic passport number P04999950, issued on 4 Feb. 2025 (expires 4 Feb. 2035)”. After: “Afghanistan diplomatic passport number P04999950, issued on 4 Feb. 2025 (expires 4 Feb. 2035) , Afghanistan passport number , Afghanistan diplomatic passport D0009751, issued on 16 Oct. 2021, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan (expires 16 Oct. 2026)”. The markup leaves “Afghanistan passport number” with no number after it.
  • Field Name: Last updated
    • Changed: 14/04/2026 to: 30/10/2026

AMIR KHAN MOTAQI

  • Other information: Member of the Taliban Supreme Council as of June 2007. Belongs to Sulaimankhel tribe. Height 170 cm. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 21 Jul. 2010. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UNNotices-Individuals click here
  • Dobs: dd/mm/1968 , 25/12/1970 , 1971 , 1971
  • Passport number: D0009803 , D0009716 , D0009803 , D0010741 , P02444824
  • Passport additional information: Afghanistan diplomatic passport number D0009803, issued on 13 Dec. 2021 (expires on 13 Dec. 2026) , Afghanistan diplomatic passport issued on 25 Sep. 2021, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan (Name in Latin script: Amir Khan Mutaqi, name in original script: متقي امیرخان ; expires 25 Sep. 2026) , Afghanistan diplomatic passport issued on 13 Dec. 2021 (expires on 13 Dec. 2026) , Afghanistan passport, issued on 5 Aug. 2026, expires on 5 Aug. 2031 , Afghanistan passport number
  • Nationalities: Afghanistan
  • Positions: Minister of Education under the previous Taliban regime (1996-2001) , Taliban representative in UN-led talks under the previous Taliban regime (1996-2001)
  • Town of birth: Zurmat District, Paktia Province
  • Country of birth: Afghanistan
  • Town of birth: Shin Kalai village, Nad-e-Ali District, Helmand Province
  • Country of birth: Afghanistan
  • AKA: AMIR KHAN MUTAQI (Good quality a.k.a); Amir Khan MUTTAQI (Good quality a.k.a)
  • Names (non-Latin script): امیر خان متقی (script type: Arabic); امیرخان متقي (script type: Arabic)
  • Titles: Mullah
  • Address: Kabul, Afghanistan
  • Address: Kabul, Afghanistan
  • Designation source: UN
  • Date designated: 25/01/2001
  • Last updated: 30/10/2026
  • OFSI group ID: 7307
  • UN reference number: TAi.026
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Unique ID: AFG0026 | OFSI Regime: The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

List of Changes:

  • Field Name: Passport number
    • Added: D0009803 (first position, followed by an added comma)
    • Deleted: D0009803 (last position)
    • Added: D0010741 (fourth value)
    • Added: P02444824 (fifth value)
    • Net effect of the markup: D0009803 appears twice both before and after, so that value moved rather than being removed. Before: “D0009716 , D0009803 , D0009803”. After: “D0009803 , D0009716 , D0009803 , D0010741 , P02444824”.
  • Field Name: Passport additional information
    • Added: Afghanistan diplomatic passport number D0009803, issued on 13 Dec. 2021 (expires on 13 Dec. 2026) , (new first clause)
    • Changed: diplomatic passport number D0009803, to: passport, (third clause, after “Afghanistan”)
    • Changed: 13 Dec. 2021 (expires to: 5 Aug. 2026, expires (third clause, after “issued on”)
    • Changed: 13 Dec. 2026) to: 5 Aug. 2031 (third clause, after “on”)
    • Added: , Afghanistan passport number (appended at the end; no number follows it)
    • Net effect of the markup: the old third clause, “Afghanistan diplomatic passport number D0009803, issued on 13 Dec. 2021 (expires on 13 Dec. 2026)”, now stands as the first clause, so that text moved rather than being new. The third clause is now “Afghanistan passport, issued on 5 Aug. 2026, expires on 5 Aug. 2031”, and the field ends with “Afghanistan passport number” and no number after it.
  • Field Name: Last updated
    • Changed: 14/04/2026 to: 30/10/2026

ABDUL-HAQ WASSIQ

  • Other information: Height 168cm. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 27 Jul. 2010. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2006-25979
  • Dobs: 1975 , dd/mm/1971 , 20/09/1968
  • Passport number: D0009755 , D0010689 , P00429350
  • Passport additional information: Afghanistan diplomatic passport, issued on 23 Oct. 2021, expires on 23 Oct. 2026 (Name in Latin script: Abdulhaq Waseeq) , Issued on 29 Mar. 2026, expires 29 Mar. 2031 (Name in Latin script: Abdulhaq Waseeq, name in original script: عبد الحق وثیق) , Afghanistan passport number
  • Nationalities: Afghanistan
  • Positions: Deputy Minister of Security (Intelligence) under the Taliban regime (1996-2001) , Deputy Minister of Security (Intelligence) under the Taliban regime
  • Town of birth: Gharib village, Khogyani District, Ghazni Province
  • Country of birth: Afghanistan
  • Town of birth: Ghazni
  • Country of birth: Afghanistan
  • AKA: Abdulhaq Waseeq (Good quality a.k.a); Abdul Haq WASIQ (Good quality a.k.a); Abdul-Haq WASSEQ (Good quality a.k.a)
  • Name (non-Latin script): عبد الحق وثیق (script type: Arabic)
  • Titles: Maulavi
  • Address country: Afghanistan
  • Designation source: UN
  • Date designated: 31/01/2001
  • Last updated: 30/10/2026
  • OFSI group ID: 7539
  • UN reference number: TAi.082
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Unique ID: AFG0062 | OFSI Regime: The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

List of Changes:

  • Field Name: Passport number
    • Added: P00429350 (third value)
  • Field Name: Passport additional information
    • Added: , Afghanistan passport number (appended after the closing parenthesis that follows the Arabic name; no number follows it)
  • Field Name: Last updated
    • Changed: 31/07/2026 to: 30/10/2026

KHAIRULLAH KHAIRKHWAH

  • Other information: Belongs to Popalzai tribe. Height 176 cm. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 23 Jul. 2010. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2006-25973
  • Dobs: 1963 , 04/06/1969
  • Passport number: D0009770 , P04411676
  • Passport additional information: a Afghanistan diplomatic passport, issued on 31 Oct. 2021, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan, expires 31 Oct. 2026 (Name in Latin script: KHIRULLAH KHAIRKHWA, name in original script: , خیرخواه خیرالله ) , Afghanistan passport number
  • Nationalities: Afghanistan
  • Positions: Governor of Herat Province under the Taliban regime (1996-2001) , Minister of Internal Affairs under the Taliban regime (1996-2001) , Spokesperson of the Taliban regime (1996-2001) , Governor of Kabul province under the Taliban regime (1996-2001)
  • Genders: Male
  • Town of birth: Poti village, Arghistan district, Kandahar province
  • Country of birth: Afghanistan
  • Country of birth: Afghanistan
  • AKA: Khairullah Khairkhwa (Good quality a.k.a); Khirullah Said Wali KHAIRKHWA (Good quality a.k.a)
  • Name (non-Latin script): خیرالله خیرخواه (script type: Arabic)
  • Titles: Mullah
  • Address: Kabul, Afghanistan
  • Designation source: UN
  • Date designated: 25/01/2001
  • Last updated: 30/10/2026
  • OFSI group ID: 7223
  • UN reference number: TAi.093
  • Party Type: Individual
  • Unique ID: AFG0071 | OFSI Regime: The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

List of Changes:

  • Field Name: Passport number
    • Added: P04411676 (second value)
  • Field Name: Passport additional information
    • Added: , Afghanistan passport number (appended after the closing parenthesis that follows the Arabic name; no number follows it. The unmarked comma before the Arabic name is not part of the change)
  • Field Name: Positions
    • Changed: Spokesperson of the Taliban regime (1996-2001) to: Minister of Internal Affairs under the Taliban regime (1996-2001) (second position)
    • Changed: Governor of Kabul province under the Taliban regime (1996-2001) to: Spokesperson of the Taliban regime (1996-2001) (third position)
    • Changed: Minister of Internal Affairs under the Taliban regime (1996-2001) to: Governor of Kabul province under the Taliban regime (1996-2001) (fourth position)
    • Net effect of the markup: no position is added or removed. The marking is word by word (for example “Spokesperson” struck and “Minister” added, “Internal Affairs under” added and later struck), and it resolves to a reordering: “Minister of Internal Affairs under the Taliban regime (1996-2001)” moves from fourth place to second, and the Spokesperson and Kabul Governor entries each move down one place.
  • Field Name: Last updated
    • Changed: 13/10/2026 to: 30/10/2026

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