Washington: The US on Tuesday designated senior Taliban leader Torek Agha as a global terrorist, who is accused of funneling millions of dollars from the Gulf countries to Taliban coffers and planning assassination of Afghan government officials.
Agha has been slapped with sanctions and designated as a global terrorist for his role as a key Taliban fund-raiser and member of a Taliban leadership council responsible for facilitating external funding and military operations in Afghanistan, the US Department of Treasury said.
As a result of US action, any property or interest in property of the designated person subject to US jurisdiction is frozen.
Additionally, transactions by US persons involving Agha are prohibited. "Torek Agha, a long-standing Taliban member, has been central to spearheading brutal military attacks and raising millions of dollars to support the Taliban's ruthless acts of terrorism," said Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Adam Szubin.
"Treasury has aggressively targeted those supporting the Taliban's financial and military aims and today's action marks yet another step in our efforts to financially cripple the group," he added.
For a number of years, Torek Agha worked as a prolific fundraiser, funneling millions of dollars from the Gulf countries to Taliban coffers.
In addition to serving on the Quetta Shura, Agha was a member of a group responsible for the Taliban leadership's strategic planning and logistics operations, while also functioning as a key commander and member of the Taliban's military council.
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