Gul Agha Ishakzai

Gul Agha Ishakzai (born approximately 1972, Band-e-Temur, Maiwand District, Kandahar Province) is a person who is a known previous or current member of the organization, listed as a terrorist group, known as the Taliban.

Biographical information

Ishakzai belongs to Ishaqzai tribe.[1][2] He has aliases, which are Mullah Gul Agha, Mullah Gul Agha Akhund, Hidayatullah, Haji Hidayatullah, Hayadatullah.[2][3]

Role in the Taliban

Ishakzai is the lead of the Taliban's financial commission.[4] His role within the Taliban organization is to collect taxes (zakat) from Baluchistan Province, Pakistan, h e has also collected money for suicide attacks in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and has been involved in the disbursement of funds to Taliban fighters and their families.[1][2] He was listed for sanctioning within the contents of a document drafted during the 7th of June 2010, via the United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee. (Date of UN designation:20.7.2010.)[2][3] The U.S. Department of Treasury recognized Ishakzai as:[5]

supporting acts of terrorism and ... acting ... on behalf of the Taliban and the Haqqani network

in a document dated to the 22nd of July 2010.

During 2010, Ishakzai was in receipt of four million dollars, donated from individuals located or based within the Gulf area, entrusted to him by Torek Agha.[6]

Was made Head of Talibans' Financial Commission during mid-2013, and was for a time an associate of Mullah Mohammed Omar; he served as Omar's principal finance officer and one of his closest advisors.[2] He is also to have associated with Mullah Mad Aman Noorzai.[7]

A childhood friend of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, At one time, no one was allowed to meet Mullah Omar unless approved by him. He lived in the presidential palace with Omar during the Taliban regime. During December 2005, Gul Agha Ishakzai facilitated the movement of people and goods to Taliban training camps; during the latter parts of 2006 he apparently travelled to some place abroad in order to obtain parts of weapons.[2]

A Security Council report stated; during January 2015 Ishakzai, together with other members of the Quetta Shura, were looking to end the Talibani conflict with the Afghan government via negotiation. Ishakzai was stated to be, at the time of the report, heading the financial commission of the Taliban. [8]

References
  1. HM Treasury. Financial Sanctions Notice:Afghanistan (PDF). United Kingdom Government Digital Service 20.03.2014. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  2. Council of the European Union. Council Implementing Decision 2014/142/CFSP of 14 March 2014 implementing Decision 2011/486/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan (Document 32014D0142). published by the European Union. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  3. Archie M. Bolster (United States Department of State Review Authority / The National Security Archive). Instruction to Nominate Four Terrorist Leaders (PDF). George Washington University. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  4. United Nations Security Council - Gul Agha Ishakzai
  5. R. Gunaratna, D. Woodall - page 126 of text published by Rowman & Littlefield, 26 Jan 2015, 288 pages, ISBN 1442245069 [Retrieved 2015-11-09]
  6. website published by the Anti Money-Laundering Council of the Philippines [Retrieved 2015-11-09]
  7. MIB Group - website published by https://www.mib.com/ [Retrieved 2015-11-09]
  8. Chair of the Security Council Committee, Gerard van Bohemen - Letter dated to 18 August 2015 United Nations Security Committee Retrieved 2015-11-09
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