NARRATIVE SUMMARIES OF REASONS FOR LISTING
TI.H.151.11. BADRUDDIN HAQQANI
Date on which the narrative summary became available on the Committee’s website: 11 May 2011
Badruddin Haqqani was listed on 11 May 2011 pursuant to paragraph 2 of resolution 1904 (2009) as being associated with Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of”, and “other acts and activity indicating association with” the Taliban.
Additional information:
Badruddin Haqqani is the operational commander for the Haqqani Network, a Taliban-affiliated group of militants that operates from North Waziristan Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. The Haqqani Network has been at the forefront of insurgent activity in Afghanistan, responsible for many high-profile attacks. The Haqqani Network’s leadership consists of the three eldest sons of its founder Jalaluddin Haqqani (TI.H.40.01), who joined Mullah Mohammed Omar's (TI.O.4.01) Taliban regime in the mid-1990s. Badruddin is the son of Jalaluddin and brother to Nasiruddin Haqqani (TI.H.146.10) and Sirajuddin Haqqani (TI.H.144.07), as well as nephew of Khalil Ahmed Haqqani (TI.H.150.11).
Badruddin helps lead Taliban associated insurgents and foreign fighters in attacks against targets in south-eastern Afghanistan. Badruddin sits on the Miram Shah shura of the Taliban, which has authority over Haqqani Network activities.
Badruddin is also believed to be in charge of kidnappings for the Haqqani Network. He has been responsible for the kidnapping of numerous Afghans and foreign nationals in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region.
Related listed individuals and entities:
Jalaluddin Haqqani (TI.H.40.01), listed on 31 January 2001
Sirajuddin Jallaloudine Haqqani (TI.H.144.07), listed on 13 September 2007
Nasiruddin Haqqani (TI.H.146.10), listed on 20 July 2010
Khalil Ahmed Haqqani (TI.H.150.11), listed on 9 February 2011