EU updates Taliban sanctions records for 24 people and one entity

BRUSSELS, Sept. 23, 2026 — The EU Council revised sanctions records for 24 people associated with the Taliban and one money-exchange entity, incorporating information previously updated by a United Nations Security Council committee.

The action replaces existing entries rather than describing new designations or removals. The affected people include former Taliban officials, military figures, financiers and Haqqani Network members. The entity, Haji Khairullah Haji Sattar Money Exchange, was identified as a financial channel used to transfer funds to Taliban commanders and operations.

The replacement records include aliases, passport details, addresses, birth information and other identifiers. They also report that Khalil Ahmed Haqqani was deceased as of Dec. 11, 2024, and Abdul Rauf Zakir as of Sept. 22, 2018.

For compliance teams, the revised names, identity documents and addresses may affect sanctions-screening matches and list maintenance. The updates reflect changes made by the U.N. committee on March 10, April 13, April 15 and April 28.

The implementing regulation was adopted Sept. 22 and published the following day. It enters into force Sept. 24 and is directly applicable across EU member states.

The published text contains an internal cross-reference inconsistency: Article 1 identifies Annex I to Regulation 753/2011 as the target of the amendment, while the amendment language identifies the annex to Decision 2011/486/CFSP.