SECURITY COUNCIL 1988 COMMITTEE ADDS ADAM KHAN ACHEKZAI TO ITS SANCTIONS LIST

On 16 April 2013, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) approved the addition of the entry specified below to the Committee’s List (the 1988 List) of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2082 (2012):

A.    Individuals associated with the Taliban

TI.A.167.13. Name: 1: ADAM KHAN 2: ACHEKZAI 3: na 4: na
Name (original script): آدم خان اچکزی
Title: Maulavi  Designation: na DOB: a) 1970   b) 1972   c) 1971   d) 1973   e) 1974   f) 1975  POB: Kandahar Province, Afghanistan  Good quality a.k.a.: a) Maulavi Adam Khan b) Maulavi Adam  Low quality a.k.a.: na  Nationality: Pakistani  Passport no.: na  National identification no.: na  Address: Chaman, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan  Listed on: 16 Apr. 2013   Other information: Improvised explosive device manufacturer and facilitator for the Taliban. Taliban member responsible for Badghis Province, Afghanistan, as at mid – 2010. Former Taliban member responsible for Sar-e Pul and Samangan Provinces, Afghanistan. As Taliban military commander in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, he was involved in organizing suicide attacks in neighboring provinces. Associated with Abdul Samad Achekzai (TI.A.160.12.).

In accordance with paragraph 15 of resolution 2082 (2012), the Committee has made accessible on its website the narrative summary of reasons for listing of the above name, at the following URL: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1988/narrative.shtml.

The Committee’s List is updated regularly on the basis of relevant information provided by Member States and international and regional organizations.  This is the fourth update of the List in 2013.  An updated List is accessible on the Committee’s website at the following URL: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1988/list.shtml.

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