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OFAC Sanctions ISIS Financial Facilitators

The Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Ismatullah Khalozai, a financial facilitator for the Islamic State’s Khorasan Province, also known as ISIS-K, the agency said Nov. 22. Khalozai has supported the operations of the ISIS-K by “facilitating international financial transactions…

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that fund human trafficking networks,” OFAC said. Khalozai also helped move foreign fighters to “escalate tensions in Afghanistan and the region.” OFAC also sanctioned three other as leaders of ISIS-K but didn’t immediately provide more information on their designations. The individuals are: Sultan Aziz Azam, Maulawi Rajab and Sanaullah Ghafari.