Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury Executive Order 13268 relating to U.S. Sanctions against the Taliban in Afghanistan "Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Taliban and Amendment of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that the situation that gave rise to the declaration of a national emergency in Executive Order 13129 of July 4, 1999, with respect to the Taliban, in allowing territory under its control in Afghanistan to be used as a safe haven and base of operations for Usama bin Ladin and the Al-Qaida organization, has been significantly altered given the success of the military campaign in Afghanistan, and hereby revoke that order and terminate the national emergency declared in that order with respect to the Taliban. At the same time, and in order to take additional steps with respect to the grave acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism committed by foreign terrorists, the continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on United States nationals or the United States, and the national emergency described and declared in Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, I hereby order: Section 1. The Annex to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, is amended by adding thereto the following persons in appropriate alphabetical order: Mohammed Omar (aka, Amir al-Mumineen [Commander of the Faithful]) The Taliban. Sec. 2. For the purposes of this order and Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, the term 'the Taliban' is also known as the 'Taleban,' 'Islamic Movement of Taliban,' 'the Taliban Islamic Movement,' 'Talibano Islami Tahrik,' and 'Tahrike Islami'a Taliban.' The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, is hereby authorized to modify the definition of the term 'the Taliban,' as appropriate. Sec. 3. Nothing contained in this order shall create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any party against the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other person. Sec. 4. Pursuant to section 202 of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1622), termination of the national emergency with respect to the Taliban shall not affect any action taken or proceeding pending not finally concluded or determined as of the date of this order, or any action or proceeding based on any act committed prior to the date of this order, or any rights or duties that matured or penalties that were incurred prior to the date of this order. THE WHITE HOUSE, July 2, 2002." [Executive Order 13268 of July 2, 2002; Federal Register: July 3, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 128) - Presidential Documents - Page 44749-44752] _________________________________________________________________ "Modification of Description of 'Territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban' in Executive Order 13129 Executive Order 13129 of July 4, 1999, blocks property and prohibits transactions with the Taliban. Under section 4(d) of the Order, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, is authorized to modify the description of the term 'territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban.' Acting under the authority delegated to me by the Secretary of State in Delegation of Authority 235 of October 14, 1999, and in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, I hereby determine as of this date that the Taliban controls no territory within Afghanistan, and modify the description of the term 'territory of Afghnistan controlled by the Taliban' to reflect that the Taliban controls no territory within Afghanistan. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register. Dated: 24 Jan 02 Richard L. Armitage Deputy Secretary of State" _________________________________________________________________ If you have information regarding possible violations of any of these regulations, please call the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control at 202/622-2430. Your call will be handled confidentially. This document is explanatory only and does not have the force of law. Executive Order 13129 and implementing regulations and directives contain the legally binding provisions governing the sanctions against the Taliban. This document does not supplement or modify Executive Order 13129 or implementing regulations and directives. The Office also administers sanctions programs involving Iraq, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montengro), North Korea, Cuba, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), Iran, Syria, Libya, Burma (Myanmar), designated Terrorists and Foreign Terrorist Organizations, international Narcotics Traffickers, and designated foreign persons who have engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. For additional information about these programs or about the Taliban (Afghanistan) Sanctions Regulations, please contact the: OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington, D.C. 20220 202/622-2520 (07/3/2002)