Division (117) Ahmad Zia Agha ( alias (a) Zia Agha, (b) Noor Ahmad, (c) Noor Ahmed, (d) Sia Agha Sayeed).F1

Title: Haji. Date of birth: 1974. Place of birth: Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Date of UN designation: 6.1.2012 .

Other information: Senior Taliban official with military and financial responsibilities as at 2011. Leader of the Taliban's Military Council as of 2010. In 2008 and 2009, served as a Taliban finance officer and distributed money to Taliban commanders in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/4653034

Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

Ahmad Zia Agha is a senior Taliban leader with military and financial responsibilities. In 2010, Ahmad Zia Agha was the leader of the Taliban's military shura (council), which directed Taliban military operations in western Afghanistan. In 2009, Ahmad Zia Agha served as a Taliban finance officer and distributed money to Taliban commanders. As part of his financial responsibilities, Ahmad Zia Agha transferred tens of thousands of dollars to Taliban shadow provincial governors; the Taliban's shura treasurer also entrusted Ahmad Zia Agha with hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund improvised explosive device (IED) operations. In 2008, Ahmad Zia Agha was involved in distributing funds to Taliban commanders in Afghanistan and transferred money to individuals associated with the Taliban outside the country. He has also facilitated communications.