RBI Updates on UNSC Taliban Sanctions List: Mandatory Compliance Requirements for Regulated Entities

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued an update regarding the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) 1988 (2011) Taliban Sanctions List. Regulated entities, including banks and financial institutions, must ensure they do not maintain accounts for individuals or entities appearing on this updated list. This directive is in line with Section 51A of the UAPA Act, 1967, and follows amendments made by the UNSC's Security Council Committee.

RBI/2026-27/303
DoR.AML.REC.255/14.06.001/2026-27

October 30, 2026

The Chairpersons/ CEOs of the Commercial Banks,
Small Finance Banks, Payment Banks, Urban Co-operative Banks,
Rural Co-operative Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Local Area Banks,
Non-Banking Financial Companies, Asset Reconstruction Companies,
All India Financial Institutions

Madam/Dear Sir

Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1988 (2011) Taliban Sanctions List: Amendment of 05 Entries

Please refer to Chapter IX on “Requirements/obligations under International Agreements - Communications from International Agencies” of the Reserve Bank of India - Know Your Customer, Directions, 2025 dated November 28, 2025 (amended time to time) (“Directions”), as applicable, as per which, regulated entity shall ensure that in terms of section 51A of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) (UAPA) Act, 1967 and amendments thereto, it does not have any account in the name of individuals / entities appearing in the lists of individuals and entities, suspected of having terrorist links, which are approved by and periodically circulated by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

2. In this connection, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India has informed about the UNSC press release SC/16494 dated October 29, 2026 wherein the Security Council Committee established and maintained pursuant to Security Council resolution 1988 (2011) has enacted amendments to the ‘Taliban Sanctions List’, which includes names of individuals and entities associated with the Taliban.

2.1 The Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and/or underline in the entries below on its 1988 List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2816 (2026), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

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The notification informs regulated entities about updates to the UNSC's 1988 (2011) Taliban Sanctions List and mandates compliance with these changes.

All commercial banks, small finance banks, payment banks, co-operative banks, regional rural banks, local area banks, non-banking financial companies, asset reconstruction companies, and all India financial institutions are required to comply.

Regulated entities must ensure they do not have any accounts in the name of individuals or entities appearing on the updated UNSC Taliban Sanctions List.

Compliance is based on Section 51A of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) (UAPA) Act, 1967, and amendments thereto, as well as the RBI's Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2025.

The UNSC's Security Council Committee has enacted amendments to the 'Taliban Sanctions List', which includes changes to the names of individuals and entities associated with the Taliban.

Notification No : RBI/2026-27/303
Source : https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=13749&Mode=0

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