In accordance with paragraph 20 of resolution 2160 (2014), the 1988 Sanctions Committee makes accessible a narrative summary of reasons for the listing for individuals, groups, undertakings and entities included in the 1988 Sanctions List.
Atiqullah Wali Mohammad was listed on 31 January 2001 as the Deputy Minister of Public Works of the Taliban regime so falling within the provisions of resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1333 (2000) of the United Nations Security Council regarding acts and activities of the Taliban authorities.
After the capture of Kabul by the Taliban in 1996, Atiqullah Wali Mohammad was appointed to a position in Kandahar. In 1999 or 2000, he was appointed First Deputy Minister for Agriculture, then Deputy Minister of Public Works in the Taliban regime.
After the fall of the Taliban regime, Atiqullah Wali Mohammad became Taliban operational officer in the south of Afghanistan. In 2008, he became a deputy to the Taliban Governor of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was a member of the Taliban Supreme Council Political Commission as at 2010.