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UN updates sanctions list for five IEA officials
The United Nations Security Council’s 1988 Sanctions Committee has amended the sanctions list entries of five Islamic Emirate officials, updating their identifying information while leaving the sanctions against them in place.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the committee said it had revised the entries for Hamdullah Nomani, Abdul Haq Wasiq, Noor Mohammad Saqib, Sirajuddin Haqqani, and Gul Agha Ishakzai on the 1988 Sanctions List.
The amendments include updated passport details, aliases, dates of birth, addresses and other identifying information to improve the accuracy of the sanctions database.
The five individuals remain subject to UN sanctions, including an assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo, under Security Council Resolution 2816 (2026).
The committee said the sanctions list is updated regularly based on information provided by UN member states and international and regional organizations. The UN Security Council’s consolidated sanctions list has also been revised to reflect the latest changes.
The 1988 Sanctions Committee oversees sanctions targeting individuals and entities associated with the IEA under the UN Security Council’s sanctions regime.
Reacting to the move, IEA spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said sanctions had failed in the past and would not produce any results.
“Sanctions have not had any impact before either. They are a failed experience that, unfortunately, is being repeated many times and will not achieve any outcome for any party,” Mujahid said.
He added that the rights of individuals should be protected and called for a change in policies shaped by war and conflict.
“We want the rights of individuals and people to be preserved, and the policies of the time of war and confrontation should change,” Mujahid said.