Actions to Impose Additional Visa Restrictions in Response to the Taliban’s Ban on Women’s University Education and Working with NGOs PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 1, 2023 I am taking action today to impose additional visa restrictions on certain current or former Taliban members, members of non-state […]
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Joint statement from foreign ministers on the Taliban’s ban on Afghan women working for national and international NGOs December 29, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The following is a statement from the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the […]
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Joint Statement from Foreign Ministers on Taliban Decision to Ban Women from Universities MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON DECEMBER 21, 2022 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, […]
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Announcement of Visa Restrictions in Response to the Repression of Women and Girls in Afghanistan PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 11, 2022 Today I am announcing a visa restriction policy under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to restrict the issuance of visas for current […]
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Additional General License Involving Afghanistan or Governing Institutions in Afghanistan PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 25, 2022Share The United States took action today to facilitate a broad range of commercial activity in Afghanistan that will benefit the Afghan people. General License 20 and related updated FAQs and new FAQs clarify […]
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OFAC has issued General License 20 which says: Authorizing Transactions Involving Afghanistan or Governing Institutions in Afghanistan (a) To the extent authorization is required and except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, all transactions involving Afghanistan or governing institutions in Afghanistan prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions […]
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48 amendments to the new consolidated list 48 entries have been amended in the new version of the consolidated list. Amendments have been made to entries under the following financial sanctions regimes: Afghanistan; Belarus; Counter-Terrorism (International); Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Global Human Rights; Iraq; ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida; Libya; Russia and Somalia. The relevant notices can […]
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Here are the 10 individual: 1. ABDUL QUDDUS, Sayed Esmatiullah Asemسید عصمت الله عاصم عبد القدوس :)Name (non-Latin scriptTitle: Maulavi DOB: –/–/1967. POB: Qalayi Shaikh, Chaparhar District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan Good quality a.k.a: (1) ASEM, Asmatullah (2) ASEM, Esmatullah (3) ASEM, Sayed Esmatullah Nationality: Afghanistan Position: (1) Deputy Minister of […]
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OFSI has amended 10 personal listings and 1 entity listing under the Afghanistan program, and 17 personal listings and 1 entity listing made under the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida program. In the interest of getting the notice out today (trust me, marking up the strikeouts and the highlighting is not […]
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Issuance of Executive Order Protecting Certain Property of Da Afghanistan Bank for the Benefit of the People of Afghanistan Release date 02/11/2022 Body The President has signed a new Executive Order Protecting Certain Property of Da Afghanistan Bank for the Benefit of the People of Afghanistan. And here is the […]
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