United States adds four Afghanistan nationals to Designated Global Terrorist list

United States Treasury Department has added four Afghan men to its list of Designated Global Terrorists, according to an official statement released on vember 22. sanctions were issued by Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on four people including Ismatullah Khalozai, who was classified as a substantial financial facilitator for Afghan branch of Islamic State (ISIS-K).

"Today, US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Ismatullah Khalozai, an individual who has acted as a financial facilitator for Islamic State’s Khorasan Province (ISIL-Khorasan), active in Afghanistan and commonly referred to as 'ISIS-K.' This individual has provided support to ISIS-K’s operations in Afghanistan by facilitating international financial transactions that fund human trafficking networks and facilitating movement of foreign fighters who seek to escalate tensions in Afghanistan and region," departmentsid informed in its .

Three more people, Sultan Aziz Azam, Sanaullah Ghafari, and Maulawi Rajab, were added to list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists, according to ncy's statement. On August 15, Taliban took over Kabul, forcing US-backed government to resign. Later that month, group unveiled makeup of Afghanistan's new temporary government. country is currently being pounded by worsening ecomic, humanitarian, and security crises as a result of Taliban's takeover. international community has provided many forms of support to Afghan people, ranging from governments to n-governmental groups. 

Afghanistan's banking sector on verge of collapse, UNDP warns

United Nations Development Program (UNDP) warned on Monday that Afghanistan's banking sector is on verge of collapsing due to rising liquidity issues and an increase in n-performing loans, reby exacerbating country's humanitarian catastrophe.

Since Taliban retook control of Afghanistan more than three months ago, a looming banking crisis has added to difficulties of country's failing ecomy. It also comes as Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban's foreign minister, repeated calls for US to release $9 billion in blocked cash or risk unleashing a huge refugee flight. More than half of country's population, according to World Food Program, is suffering from acute hunger. Afghanistan would risk widespread famine, according to Al Dardari, unless international community takes immediate steps to assist with financial sector.

(Im: AP)