Division 18 Abdul Manan Mohammad Ishak

Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: (a) First Secretary, Taliban Embassy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (b) Commercial Attaché, Taliban Embassy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Date of birth: 1940-1941. Place of Birth: Siyachoy village, Panjwai District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Date of UN designation: 25.1.2001.

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Abdul Manan became a senior Taliban commander in Paktia, Paktika and Khost Provinces of eastern Afghanistan. He was also responsible for the movement of Taliban fighters and weapons across the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.