955 … Yes. GLs 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 and 20 help implement recently adopted United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2615 (2021), which authorizes humanitarian assistance and other activities that support basic human needs as those terms are understood by the UN Security Council… Read more
957 … Yes. Both U.S. and non-U.S. companies can ship food to Afghanistan, and banks can process financial transfers and other transactions associated with food shipments to Afghanistan. As described in FAQ 930 , U.S. sanctions do not specifically prohibit the exportation or reexportation of… Read more
958 … As one example, if a non-governmental organization is providing support directly to Afghan hospitals or healthcare workers but needs to sign a memorandum of understanding that involves the Taliban in order to provide such support directly to the Afghan people, this engagement would be… Read more
959 … Yes. Providing support to public hospitals, such as provision of health services, technical support, and institutional deliveries, as well as payments directly to healthcare workers, that would otherwise be prohibited under the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR),… Read more
960 … Yes. Even to the extent doing so would involve transacting with the Taliban and/or Haqqani Network, NGOs can make salary support or stipend payments directly to healthcare workers, such as doctors at public hospitals or healthcare workers at community clinics, under General License (GL) 14… Read more
961 … Yes. Support to municipal water systems by NGOs for projects that directly benefit the Afghan people or otherwise relieve human suffering that would otherwise be prohibited under the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions… Read more
962 … Yes. Transactions that are ordinarily incident and necessary to give effect to the activities authorized in General Licenses (GL) 14 , GL 15 , GL 16 , GL 17 , GL 18 , GL 19 , or GL 20 , including clearing, settlement, and transfers through, to, or otherwise involving privately owned and… Read more
963 … Yes, cash shipments to Afghanistan may be authorized under General Licenses (GL) 14 , GL 18 , GL 19 , or GL 20 provided that they are ordinarily incident and necessary to effectuate the activities authorized by the GLs. As with all OFAC GLs, GLs 14, 18, 19, and 20 are “self-executing,”… Read more
1032 … Yes. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued two general licenses (GLs) related to TKB, which allow U.S. persons to engage in certain transactions involving TKB for specified time periods. Russia-related GL 28 (this content is no longer available) authorizes U.S. persons to… Read more
953 … No. U.S. sanctions on the Taliban and the Haqqani Network do not prohibit the movement of funds into or out of Afghanistan, provided that the transactions do not involve blocked individuals or entities, or property in which a blocked person has an interest. In addition, OFAC has issued… Read more