US designates 4 key Al-Qaeda, TTP leaders as terrorists

December 2, 2022

By The South Asia Times

WASHINGTON: The US government has designated four key leaders of terrorist groups Al-Qaeda and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as terrorists.

In a statement, the US State Department said that Washington is committed to using its full set of counterterrorism tools to counter the threat posed by terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan, including al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), as part of our relentless efforts to ensure that terrorists do not use Afghanistan as a platform for international terrorism.

The Department of State designated four AQIS and TTP leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended, for their leadership roles in their respective groups: Osama Mehmood is the emir of AQIS, Atif Yahya Ghouri is the deputy emir of AQIS, Muhammad Maruf is responsible for AQIS’ recruiting branch and Qari Amjad is the deputy emir of TTP. He oversees operations and militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

“As a result of these actions, all property and interests in property of those designated yesterday that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and all U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with them,” said Anthony Blinken Secretary of State

“Yesterday’s actions again demonstrate that we will continue to use all relevant tools to uphold our commitment to see to it that international terrorists are not able to operate with impunity in Afghanistan,” he added.

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