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Afghanistan: sanctions and trade risk
As of 7 November 2026, the screened UN, EU, UK, Swiss and US sanctions lists contain 87 companies, organisations, vessels and aircraft linked to Afghanistan.Lists last checked .
A sanctions programme concerning Afghanistan is in force — typically an arms embargo or targeted measures against listed persons and entities. Ordinary civilian goods are usually not restricted; arms, related material and listed parties are.
Sources: EU Sanctions Map — Taliban (UN) (12 Sept 2024) · SECO — Massnahmen gegenüber den Taliban · UK FCDO — Current UK sanctions regimes (25 Mar 2026) · reviewed 24 Oct 2026
By sanctions regime
The indicator above is the strictest of these. Which regimes are relevant to a shipment depends on many connections — dispatch country, company location, incorporation, nationality, ownership, banks, goods origin. The check selects them from your inputs in a simplified way; UN measures take effect through each country's implementing law.
| Regime | Indicator | What applies |
|---|---|---|
| UN | Sanctions programme | Taliban regime: asset freeze, travel ban, arms embargo on listed persons — implemented by UN member states in their own law. |
| EU | Sanctions programme | Implements the UN Taliban regime. |
| Switzerland | Sanctions programme | Swiss Taliban ordinance (Mar 2025). |
| UK | Sanctions programme | UK Afghanistan regime. |
| US | Sanctions programme | US Afghanistan-related programme. |
On the sanctions lists
87 entries on the official lists name Afghanistan — as nationality, address, registration or flag. That links them to the country; it says nothing about other companies there. The same company can appear on several lists and is then counted once per list. Individuals are not included — Sanctioni does not process them.
| List | Entries | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US OFAC — Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) | 35 | 35 | — | — |
| Switzerland SECO Consolidated Sanctions List | 15 | 15 | — | — |
| UK Sanctions List (FCDO) | 15 | 15 | — | — |
| EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List (FSF) | 14 | 14 | — | — |
| UN Security Council Consolidated List | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Latest changes
No new listings or removals naming Afghanistan recorded yet.