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Afghanistan

  • Last revised:16 April 2026

Purpose of the Sanctions Regime

This sanctions regime implements the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions relating to Afghanistan and were originally put in place in response to the actions of the Taliban, including providing sanctuary and training for international terrorist groups.

Overview of current sanctions measures

Current sanction measures implemented by Jersey in relation to Afghanistan include:

  • asset freezes and restrictions on making funds and economic resources available to designated persons
  • travel ban
  • prohibitions against the export, supply and/or delivery, the making available of, or the transfer of military goods
  • prohibitions against the provision of technical assistance, financial services and funds, or brokering services, relating to military goods and technology
  • prohibitions against enabling or facilitating the conduct of armed hostilities 

Latest news

16 April 2026

The UNSC Sanctions List has been updated. Under Jersey's sanctions framework, new asset freezing designations and amendments to existing listings take immediate effect in Jersey, whereas de-listings do not. Further information is available in the Jersey Gazette.

13 April 2026

The UNSC Sanctions List has been updated. Under Jersey's sanctions framework, new asset freezing designations and amendments to existing listings take immediate effect in Jersey, whereas de-listings do not. Further information is available in the Jersey Gazette.

*All published Latest News notices relating to financial sanctions, including those extending beyond the last 30 days, may be obtained from the Jersey Gazette

Jersey regime

The Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021 (the Jersey Order) implements the Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (the UK Regulations).

Article 3 of the Jersey Order imposes the asset-freeze provisions in Part 3 of the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019 (the SAFL) on any person listed by or under the UK Regulations. The Part 3 provisions also include, but are not limited to, Articles 15-17 of the SAFL on exceptions, licences, and circumventing prohibitions etc.

Offences

The offences for this regime are set out in both the SAFL and the Jersey Order.

Reporting obligations

Reporting obligations are set out at Article 32 of the SAFL and apply to all regimes in force. These obligations include requirements for a relevant financial institution to inform the Minister if:

  • it holds an account of a person, has entered into dealings or an agreement with a person or has been approached by or on behalf of a person, and
  • it knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that the person:
    • is a designated person, or;
    • has committed, is committing or intends to commit an offence under this Law, and
  • the information or other matter on which the knowledge or reasonable cause for suspicion is based came to it in the course of carrying on its business.

Licences and exceptions

A Jersey General Licence, granted by the Minister, allows multiply parties to conduct specified activities that would otherwise be restricted by sanctions measures. Supervised persons must ensure that their activities are within the scope of the General Licence's terms and that they adhere to all its conditions.

The Minister may also grant a specific licence under the SAFL and/or the Jersey Order.

To apply for a specific sanctions licence a supervised person must complete the relevant Sanctions form and return the completed form to sanctions@gov.je.

The FSIU provides guidance on sanctions licences and exceptions  on the Government of Jersey website Sanctions.

Legal acts

Jersey

  • Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019
  • Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021

United Kingdom

  • The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
  • The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.5) Regulations 2020
  • The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

United Nations Security Council

Further information

The Government of Jersey has published guidance on 31 August 2021 and 10 November 2021 on the Afghanistan Sanctions Regime as implemented under Jersey's Sanctions Legislation.

Useful information is provided on gov.uk regarding Financial sanctions, Afghanistan.

Sanctions evasion typologies examples: UNSC Monitoring Team reports