OFAC Expands Authorizations For Humanitarian Aid To Afghanistan

OFAC issued three General Licenses ("GLs") to further support humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan.

The licenses permit certain activities with (i) the Taliban and Haqqani Network, and (ii) entities 50 percent or more owned by the Taliban or Haqqani Network, whether individually or in the aggregate. These activities would otherwise be prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations, or Executive Order 13224 ("Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism"). In permitting these activities, OFAC issued the following:

• GL 17, authorizing transactions that are part of the official business of the U.S. Government and its authorized agents;