US Designates Three Taliban Leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists

Summary

The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated Sanaullah Ghafari, Sultan Aziz Azam, and Maulawi Rajab as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, following a request from the US government, in accordance with Executive Order 13583, which was issued on February 17, 2009, and has been recently updated to include new designations.