# Council Decision 2011/486/CFSP of 1 August 2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan, Division (72): Mohammad Yaqoub.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: Head of Bakhtar Information Agency (BIA) under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1966. Place of birth: (a) Shahjoi District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan, (b) Janda District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Date of UN designation: 23.2.2001 .
Other information: Member of Taliban Cultural Commission. Directs a Taliban ‘front’ and coordinates all military activities of Taliban forces in Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan as of mid-2013. Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area. Belongs to Kharoti (Taraki) tribe. Review pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 23 Jul. 2010 . INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5741615
Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:
As of 2009, Mohammad Yaqoub was a leading Taliban member in the Yousef Khel District of the Paktika Province. He has been a member of the Taliban Cultural Commission.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2011/486/annex/division/A/division/72 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-486/annex/division-A/division-72
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