Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
New autonomous sanctions framework
Australia introduced an autonomous sanctions framework in relation to Afghanistan in December 2025.
The Afghanistan framework enables the Foreign Minister to designate a person or entity for targeted financial sanctions, and declare persons for travel bans, if the Minister is satisfied they meet the Afghanistan criteria in item 1A of regulation 6 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011.
The Afghanistan framework also introduces an arms embargo, and prohibitions on providing related services and activities to Afghanistan.
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