Afghan government welcomed US decision for designating four Taliban and two Haqqani Network leaders as terrorists and slapping sanctions against them.
Shah Hussain Murtazavi, acting presidential spokesman, said that Afghan government hopes actions against the terrorist groups and the countries that support terrorist groups are more and more intense.
The US Treasury announced on Thursday that it has imposed sanctions on six individuals whom it alleged were linked to Taliban and Haqqani network.
The Trump administration also asked the Pakistan government to work with it to deny these groups safe haven and aggressively target their funding.
The four Taliban leaders are Abdul Samad Sani, Abdul Qadeer Basir Abdul Baseer, Hafiz Mohammed Popalzai and Maulvi Inayatullah.
The Department of Treasury also declared two Haqqani network leaders — Faqir Muhammad and Gula Khan Hamidi — as global terrorists.
As a result, all property and interests in property of these persons subject to US jurisdiction are blocked. The Americans are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
The sanctions came three weeks after the US government announced a significant suspension of its aid to Pakistan for its “failure” to take decisive action against these groups.
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