The United Nations Security Council’s 1988 Sanctions Committee amended the listing for Afghan national Abdul Salam Hanafi on 27 August 2026. The change updates an existing Taliban sanctions entry; it is not a new designation.
The 1988 List subjects listed individuals and entities to an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo under the applicable Security Council measures. The UN Consolidated List was also updated following the amendment.
Current identifying information
The updated entry, reference TAi.027, identifies Abdul Salam Hanafi Ali Mardan Qul, also known as Abdussalam Hanifi and Hanafi Saheb. It records an approximate 1968 date of birth as well as 1 January 1969, places of birth in Faryab and Jawzjan provinces, Afghan nationality and an address in Kabul.
The current entry also contains several Afghan passport details and describes Hanafi as a Taliban member who was responsible for Jawzjan Province in northern Afghanistan until 2008. The UN entry states that he was involved in drug trafficking. Hanafi was originally listed on 23 February 2001 and the record has been amended multiple times, most recently on 27 August 2026.
Singapore’s Monetary Authority of Singapore has also reflected the 27 August update on its targeted-financial-sanctions information for the UN 1988 Taliban List.
Screening implication
Because this is an amendment to an existing listed person rather than a new listing, the practical compliance task is data maintenance: sanctions-screening systems and customer or counterparty records should incorporate the latest aliases, biographical information and document identifiers so that matching remains accurate.
