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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-486/annex/division-A/division-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-486/annex/division-A/division-8.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2011/486",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-486",
  "path": "annex/division/A/division/8",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "(8)",
  "heading": "Sayyed Ghiassouddine Agha ( alias (a) Sayed Ghiasuddin Sayed Ghousuddin, (b) Sayyed Ghayasudin, (c) Sayed Ghias).",
  "text": "Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: (a) Minister of Haj and Religious Affairs under the Taliban regime, (b) Education Minister under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1961. Place of birth: Kohistan District, Faryab Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Date of UN designation: 31.1.2001 .\nOther information: Taliban member responsible for Faryab, Jawzjan, Sari Pul and Balkh Provinces, Afghanistan as at June 2010. Involved in drug trafficking. Member of Taliban Supreme Council and Taliban Military Council as at December 2009. Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area. Belongs to Sadat ethnic group. Review pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 27 Jul. 2010 . INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/4652713\nAdditional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:\nSayyed Ghiassouddine Agha also served as Education Minister of the Taliban regime. He was also the Taliban member responsible for the Faryab, Jawzjan, Sari Pul and Balkh Provinces, Afghanistan, as at June 2010. He was a member of the Taliban Supreme Council and the Taliban Military Council as at December 2009. He is believed to be involved in drug trafficking.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2017/416 of 7 March 2017 implementing Decision 2011/486/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2011/486/annex/division/A/division/8",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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