Taliban
United States v. Haji Abdul Satar Abdul Manaf
Status: Haji Abdul Satar Abdul Manaf: Sentenced, December 13, 2024
- District
- Southern District of New York
- Docket number
- Not matched
- Group named in DOJ releases
- Taliban
- Statutes
- Not stated in DOJ release
- First DOJ release
- December 13, 2024
Primary Sources
- OFAC-Sanctioned Afghan Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Narco-Terrorism and Witness Tampering, Office of Public Affairs, December 13, 2024 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York)
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Haji Abdul Satar Abdul Manaf
- Status
- Sentenced (DOJ release, December 13, 2024)
- From the DOJ release:
MANAF was convicted after a two-week jury trial that concluded in August 2024.
- Age
- 59 (per DOJ release of December 13, 2024)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- attempting to import heroin into the U.S., engaging in narco-terrorism for the benefit of the Taliban, attempting to engage in narco-terrorism for the benefit of the Haqqani Network, and witness tampering offenses
- Charged or arrested
- Before coverage period or not stated
- Sentencing
- December 13, 2024
- Sentence
- 30 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and forfeiture of proceeds (DOJ, December 13, 2024)
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Haji Abdul Satar Abdul Manaf," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-manaf-2024/