Rahmatullah Shah Nawaz Alhaj

Afghanistan

1981; 1982

Shadal Bazaar, Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

Kamkai Village, Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan; Surkhel village, Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan; Batan village, Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

UN

CH

article 3 paragraphs 1 and 2 (Financial sanctions) and articles 4 (Travel ban)

Physical description: eye colour brown, hair colour: black, weight: 77-81 kg, height: 178 cm short-to-medium black beard, short black hair. Belongs to Shinwari tribe, Sepahi sub-tribe. A Taliban commander since at least Feb. 2010. Collects taxes and bribes on behalf of the Taliban as of April 2015. Liaises with and provides Taliban operatives in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, with information, guidance, housing and weapons and has emplaced improvised explosive devices (IED) and conducted attacks against International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan forces. Involved in drug trafficking and operates heroin laboratory in Abdulkhel village, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link available.

2025-05-15

CH

Ordinance of 21 March 2025 on measures against individuals and groups associated with the Taliban (SR 946.231.07)

UN, Switzerland country specific

Afghanistan

Asset freeze, Travel ban

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 21 March 2025 on measures against individuals and groups associated with the Taliban (SR 946.231.07). The measures implement sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council.