The United States Department of State’s counter-terrorism rewards program, Rewards for Justice, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to disruption of ISIS-Khorasan’s (ISIS-K) financial system. Based in Afghanistan, ISIS-K raises funds through exploitation of natural resources. This includes funding from lucrative talc mines in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, as well as smuggling these resources out of the country.
According to the US Treasury Department, ISIS-K also raises funds through taxation, extortion from local populations and businesses, and receives some financial support from the main ISIS terrorist organization.
ISIS-K funds terrorist operations
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ISIS-K’s financial backers also generate income through illicit tobacco sales in Afghanistan and Pakistan. ISIS-K has relied on informal hawala payment systems to transfer funds and finance its activities. ISIS-K’s leadership is also linked to digital currency addresses, which are used for money laundering. As a result of these actions, ISIS-K has been able to procure weapons, train, and finance terrorist operations.
The US Department of State is offering rewards for information leading to the identification and disruption of ISIS-K’s revenue sources and key financial facilitation mechanisms. Rewards for Justice is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to disruption of ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) financial mechanisms.
The US Department of State is offering rewards for information leading to the identification and disruption of ISIS-K revenue sources and key financial facilitation mechanisms.
ISIS-K has killed hundreds of people
ISIS-K has killed hundreds of Afghan civilians in attacks on schools, mosques, medical facilities, and funerals. ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the May 2020 attack on a Kabul hospital that killed 24 people, including newborns and their mothers. In August 2021, ISIS-K also claimed responsibility for a suicide bomber attack at Kabul International Airport that killed 13 US service members during the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
In September 2022, ISIS-K claimed responsibility for a bombing at a college in a Shia area of Kabul that killed 19 teenagers. On January 3, 2024, ISIS-K carried out two blasts in Kerman, Iran, killing 100 people and injuring over 250. ISIS-K also attacked the Crocus City Hall music venue near Moscow in March 2024, killing at least 137 people.
On January 14, 2016, the US Department of State designated ISIS-K as a foreign terrorist organization under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended. Earlier, on September 29, 2015, the Department of State designated ISIS-K as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13224, as amended.
Subsequently, all assets of ISIS-K subject to US jurisdiction and US persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with ISIS-K. It is a crime to knowingly provide, attempt to provide, or conspire to provide assistance or resources to ISIS-K.
Terrorist groups like ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) need money to finance their violent activities.
Help us stop funding to ISIS-K. Help us stop their violence.
Your information may make you eligible for rewards and transfers. Contact us today. pic.twitter.com/z1B5bGRAjT
— Rewards for Justice (@RFJ_USA) July 23, 2024
Reward for Justice said, “Terrorist groups like ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) need funds to finance their violent activities. Help us stop the flow of funds to ISIS-K. Help us stop their violence. Your information may make you eligible for rewards and relocation.”