UN Security Council Updates Sanctions List Targeting Taliban Officials

The United Nations Security Council sanctions committee has updated its sanctions list on March 9, adding 22 Taliban officials who remain subject to international measures such as travel bans, asset freezes, and arms restrictions. Notable figures on the updated list include Hassan Akhund, Prime Minister of the Taliban administration; Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs; and Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Interior Minister. The list also features Abdul Salam Hanafi, Deputy for Administrative Affairs; Amir Khan Muttaqi, Foreign Minister; Abdul Kabir, Minister of Refugees and Repatriation; Abdul Latif Mansoor, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock; Mohammad Fazel Mazloom, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation; Din Mohammad Hanif, former Minister of Higher Education; Qudratullah Jamal, Deputy for Tourism; Nouruddin Tarabi, Head of Disaster Management; Mohammad Isa Akhund, Minister of Public Works; Najibullah Haqqani, Minister of Urban Development; Noor Mohammad Thaqib, Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs; Abdul Haq Wasiq, Head of Intelligence; Kheirullah Kheirkhah, Governor of Maidan Wardak. Additional individuals listed under sanctions include Hamidullah Akhund, Azizur Rahman, Gul Agha Ishaqzai, Malik Nawroz, and Ahmad Zia Agha. The committee emphasized that several ministers and senior officials within the Taliban administration remain subject to UN sanctions measures.