GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN EFFORTS TO UPDATE UNSCR

S E C R E T KABUL 001353 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/FO DAS GASTRIGHT, SCA/A, IO/PSC (CROWE) E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/22/2017 TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN PGOV PREL PTER UNSC FR UK AF SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN EFFORTS TO UPDATE UNSCR 1267 REF: STATE 036625 Classified By: Sara Rosenberry, for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D) ¶1. (S) On April 19, 2007, POLOFF and CSTC-A Plans and Operations Officer (Pol-Mil Affairs) delivered reftel to Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) officials Mohd Zia Salehi, Director of the Situation Room and Senior Advisor to National Security Advisor, and Abdul Malik Quraishi, Director of Policy. ONSC officials fully support updating 1267. They confirmed that, of the 20 names that the Government of Afghanistan (GoA) requested be delisted, 18 are still valid (Mawlawi Samad Khaksar and Mawlawi Muhammad Islam are deceased). According to ONSC officials, President Karzai and NSA Rassoul have identified eight of those 18 names as government officials and designated them as high priority: -- Mawlawi Faiz Muhammad Faizan (number 18 on 1267 list, updated December 12, 2006); -- Wakil Ahmad Mutawakkil (32); -- Abdul Hakim Monib (41) (Comment: Monib is the Governor of Uruzgan province. Karzai considers him to be the most important delisting); -- Mawlawi Arsala Rahmani (46); -- Mulla Musa Hotak (65); -- Rahmatullah Wahidyar (76); -- Abdul Hakim Mujahid (116); and -- Qazi Habibullah Fawzi (124). ¶2. (C) According to ONSC officials, the National Directorate for Security (NDS) has developed a draft list of current Taliban leadership for addition to the 1267 list (approximately 30 names that are not already on the list). NDS and ONSC are in the process of finalizing the names and biographical information and will provide final to Embassy Kabul when complete (See para 6 for draft list). ¶3. (C) ONSC officials told us that they understand the 1267 Committee Monitoring Team will travel to Kabul from May 7-14 and focus on financing and implementation issues. If deemed appropriate, after consultation with UNAMA, OSNC officials may discuss their proposed additional 30 names with the team. ¶4. (C) ONSC officials said that GoA representatives, working through the UN, have approached Russia to solicit support for delisting the original 18 names. Russian officials reportedly agreed, in principle, to support delisting if GoA would add new Taliban to the 1267 list. ¶5. (C) Comment: ONSC officials appear eager to update the 1267 list and are taking the initiative, likely motivated, at least in part, by Russia's willingness to consider delisting if conditions are met. ¶6. (S) Draft of list of names (with provinces, where known) for addition to 1267 list: -- Hafiz Abdul Majid; -- Mawlawi Akhtar Muhammad Osmani; -- Mulla Dadullah (Kandahar & Uruzgan); -- Hafiz Abdul Rahman (Kandahar); -- Amir Khan Haqqani (Zabul); -- Mulla Qahhar (Zabul); -- Mulla Abdul Rahim Ishaqzay (Helmand); -- Mulla Shafiq (Uruzgan); -- Mulla Qaher (Uruzgan); -- Mawlawi Mahmud Shahzoy (Nimroz); -- Anwar al-Haqq Mujahid (Nangarhar); -- Mawlawi Sa'dullah (Kunar); -- Abdul Hadi Pashaywal (Laghman); -- Mawlawi Dost Muhammad (Nuristan); -- Sirajuddin Haqqani (Paktika); -- Sayfarrahman Mansur (Paktika); -- Mawlawi Adam Khan (Paktika); -- Mawlawi Abdul Rahman Haqqani (Badghis); -- Mawlawi Shamsarrahman Kakar (Kabul); -- Pir Farooq (Parwan); -- Qari Baryal (Laghman); -- Mawlawi Mir Ahmad Gul (Logar); -- Mawlawi Hafizullah (Wardak); -- Qari Amanullah (Bamyan); -- Mawlawi Ismail (Ghazni); -- Mawlawi Abdullah Haqqani (Samangan); -- Mawlawi Gul Muhammad (Sar-i Pul); -- Makhdum Abdul Salam (Baghlan); -- Mawlawi Qasem (Qunduz); and -- Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Reshad (Badakhshan). WOOD