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.
Mohammad Wali Mohammad Ewaz was listed on 31 January 2001 as the Minister of Preventing Vice and Propagating Virtue 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.
In his position at the Ministry of Preventing Vice and Propagating Virtue under the Taliban regime, Mohammad Wali Mohammad Ewaz frequently used torture and other means to intimidate the population. Mohammad Wali Mohammad Ewaz remains be active within the Taliban in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, following the fall of the Taliban regime.