On February 2, 2022, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) “designed to provide clarity” and further facilitate humanitarian aid and commercial activity in Afghanistan. These FAQs supplement and support the December 2021 Fact Sheet, Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan and Support for the
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OFAC Issues General Licenses Authorizing Humanitarian Activities and Export/Reexport of Certain Materials to Afghanistan
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On September 24, 2021, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued two general licenses (GL) intending to alleviate the impact of U.S. sanctions on civilians in Afghanistan. Specifically, OFAC issued GL 14 “Authorizing Humanitarian Activities in Afghanistan” and GL 15 “Transactions Related to the Exportation or Reexportation of Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement Parts…