US imposes sanctions on Taliban, Haqqani leaders

May 18, 2012 09:46

The United States has imposed sanctions on two individuals linked with the Taliban and the Haqqani network, the US Department of Treasury has said.
Bakht Gul, a Haqqani Network communications official, has been designated for acting for or on behalf of Badruddin Haqqani.

Abdul Baqi Bari, a Taliban financier, is being designated for providing financial support for or financial services to, the Taliban, Adam Szubin, Director of Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control said.

"By designating these individuals the Treasury is taking another step to ensure all those who perpetuate ongoing violence and terrorist activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan will continue to be marginalized and cut off from the international financial system, and they will find it increasingly difficult to carry out their objectives," Szubin said.

As a result of the action, all property in the US or in the possession or control of US persons in which Bakht Gul or Abdul Baqi Bari has an interest is blocked, and US persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

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