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5/5/2020 Treasury Imposes Sanctions on a Hawala and Two Individuals Linked to the Taliban U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Press Center Treasury Imposes Sanctions on a Hawala and Two Individuals Linked to the Taliban 11/20/2012 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the designation of Rahat Ltd, a hawala, and two individuals pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. Rahat Ltd has branches in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran which have been used by the Taliban to facilitate their illicit financial activities. The Treasury Department is also designating the owner of Rahat Ltd, Mohammed Qasim, and the owner and manager of its Quetta, Pakistan branch, Musa Kalim. Rahat Ltd has been used extensively by senior Taliban leadership to finance their violent activities. This includes facilitating millions of dollars of transactions to support the Taliban shadow governor for Helmand Province, United Nations Security Council 1988-Listed Naim Barich, who was also designated November 15, 2012 pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act for his extensive narcotics production and distribution activities. “Today’s action demonstrates our continued efforts to target and disrupt financial activity linked to the Taliban’s use of hawalas,” said Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David S. Cohen. “We will continue exposing these illicit networks and deprive the Taliban of their sources of funding no matter where they turn.” As a result of today’s action, all property in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons in which Rahat Ltd, Mohammed Qasim, and Musa Kalim have an interest is blocked, and U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. Rahat Ltd Rahat Ltd is a hawala that facilitates financial activities for the Taliban. Taliban shadow governor for Helmand Province Barich provides funds through Rahat Ltd to subordinate Taliban commanders to plan and conduct operations in southern Afghanistan. As of mid-2012, Barich had transferred money using the Quetta branch of Rahat Ltd. As of early 2012, Barich had received millions of dollars through the Quetta branch of Rahat Ltd and had provided a senior Taliban commander with over $250,000 via Rahat Ltd. Other senior Taliban figures regularly used Rahat Ltd to store and transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars. As of early 2012, approximately $500,000 of Taliban funds had been placed in the Quetta branch of Rahat Ltd and, as of late 2011, a senior Taliban member arranged the transfer of over $100,000 through the same Rahat Ltd hawala. Mohammed Qasim Mohammed Qasim owns Rahat Ltd and, as of mid-2012, was a hawaladar for Taliban senior leadership. As of mid-2011, Qasim used his hawalas in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran to facilitate Taliban financial transfers. As of early 2011, Qasim was a financial assistant to Taliban shadow governor for Helmand Province Barich. Additionally, in early 2012, Qasim helped to transport weapons and ammunition for the Taliban and, as of mid-2011, frequently smuggled weapons into Helmand Province for the Taliban. Musa Kalim Musa Kalim owns and runs the Quetta, Pakistan branch of Rahat Ltd, also known as the New Chagai Trading Company and the Musa Kalim Hawala. As of late 2012, Taliban shadow governor for Helmand Province Barich had used Kalim to move and hold his finances. As of late 2011, the bulk of Kalim's hawala business consisted of transferring Taliban and smugglers' funds. Kalim also managed the transfer of funds from donors in the Gulf to support Taliban fighters in 2011. Identifying Information: Rahat Ltd Name: Rahat Ltd AKA: Rahat Ltd. Sarafi AKA: Rahat Trading Company AKA: Haji Muhammad Qasim Sarafi AKA: Haji Mohammed Qasim Hawala AKA: New Chagai Trading Company AKA: Musa Kalim Hawala Branch Office 1 Address: Room 33, 5th Floor, Sarafi Market, Kandahar, Afghanistan Branch Office 2 Address: Shop 4, Azizi Bank, Haji Muhammad Isa Market, Wesh (variant Waish), Spin Boldak, Afghanistan Branch Office 3 Address: Safaar Bazaar, Garmsir, Afghanistan Branch Office 4 Address: Nimruz, Afghanistan Branch Office 5 Address: Gereshk, Afghanistan https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/tg1777.aspx 1/2 5/5/2020 Treasury Imposes Sanctions on a Hawala and Two Individuals Linked to the Taliban Branch Office 6 Address: Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan Branch Office 7 Address: Musa Qal’ah District Center Bazaar, Musa Qal’ah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan Branch Office 8 Address: Dr Barno Road, Quetta, Pakistan Alt. address: Haji Mohammed Plaza, Tol Aram Road, near Jamal Dean Afghani Road, Quetta, Pakistan Alt. address: Kandari Bazar, Quetta, Pakistan Branch Office 9 Address: Chahgay Bazaar, Chahgay, Pakistan Branch Office 10 Address: Chaman, Pakistan Branch Office 11 Address: Zahedan, Iran Mohammed Qasim Name: Mohammed Qasim AKA: Muhammad Qasim DOB: 1976 Alt. DOB: 1965 POB: Pakistan National ID #: 54101-9435855-3 (Pakistan) National ID #: 57388 (Afghanistan) Passport information: AP4858551 (Pakistan) Issued 24 May 2008 Expires 23 May 2013 Citizenship: Pakistan Address: Waish, Spin Boldak, Afghanistan Alt. address: Safaar Bazaar, Garmsir, Afghanistan Alt. address: Room 33, 5th Floor Sarafi Market, Kandahar, Afghanistan Alt. address: Karez Qaran, Musa Qal'ah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan Alt. address: Bypass Road, Chaman, Qalaye Abdullah District, Pakistan Alt. address: Qalaye Haji Ali Akbar Dalbandin Post Office, Chaghey District, Pakistan Musa Kalim Name: Musa Kalim AKA: Musa Khalim AKA: Musa Kalim Barich AKA: Mohammed Musa Kalim AKA: Musa Khalim Alizai AKA: Musa Qalem AKA: Musa Qalim AKA: Musa Khaleem AKA: Musa Kaleem POB: Pakistan National ID number: 54101-6356624-9 (Pakistan) Passport information: AD4756241 (Pakistan) Issued 2 November 2008 Expires 1 November 2013 Citizenship: Pakistan Address: Chahgay Bazaar, Chahgay, Pakistan Alt. address: Haji Mohammed Plaza, Tol Aram Road, Nearest Jamal Dean Afghani Road, Quetta, Pakistan Alt. address: Dr Barno Road, Quetta, Pakistan ### https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/tg1777.aspx 2/2
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