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Standing Office 81

RAHMATULLAH SHAH NAWAZ

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UN reference
TAi.172
Sanctions regime
Taliban (1988 Committee)
Type
Individual
Nationality
Afghanistan
Date of birth
1981; 1982
Place of birth
Shadal (variant Shadaal) Bazaar, Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Address
Kamkai Village, Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Kamkai Village, Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Surkhel village, Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Batan village, Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Aliases
Kari Rahmat; Qari Rahmat
Listed on
21 August 2014
Updated by the UN
21 July 2016

Other information (UN original text)

Physical description: eye colour brown, hair colour: black, weight: 77-81 kg, height: 178 cm short-to-medium black beard, short black hair. Belongs to Shinwari tribe, Sepahi sub-tribe. A Taliban commander since at least Feb. 2010. Collects taxes and bribes on behalf of the Taliban as of April 2015. Liaises with and provides Taliban operatives in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, with information, guidance, housing and weapons and has emplaced improvised explosive devices (IED) and conducted attacks against International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan forces. Involved in drug trafficking and operates heroin laboratory in Abdulkhel village, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals

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