Narrative
Narrative of the Organization's History
Narrative of the Organization's History
Leadership, Name Changes, Size Estimates, Resources, Geographic Locations
Ideology, Aims, Political Activities, Targets, and Tactics
First Attacks, Largest Attacks, Notable Attacks
Foreign Designations and Listings, Community Relations, Relations with Other Groups, State Sponsors and External Influences
Mapping relationships with other militant groups over time in regional maps
Publicly, Al Akhtar Trust claims to be a humanitarian and charity group that aims to “[serve] the needy people and also [work] for the rehabilitation of the people in drought, famine and flood affected areas.”[49] More covertly, Al Akhtar operates as a front for the collection and distribution of funds and supplies to various militant organizations, many of which hold Deobandi Sunni ideologies.[50] The organization was reportedly one of the most prominent charities among Deobandi seminaries in Pakistan.[51] Al Akhtar has published and distributed religious texts, as well as supported the construction and extension of religious schools and mosques.[52]
This group has no known political activities.
Al Akhtar Trust primarily operates as a front for the collection and distribution of funds and supplies to several militant organizations, including Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and Jaish-e-Mohammad. Al Akhtar does not have a history of using violence to achieve its aims and thus does not have clear targets. The militant groups that it supports, however, have largely targeted U.S. coalition forces in Afghanistan and government forces in Pakistan.
The U.S. government has also connected Al Akhtar to “terrorists staging attacks against American troops and Iraqi civilians in Iraq.”[53] However, the U.S. government did not have evidence that Al Akhtar was directly tied to terrorist attacks in Iraq when it made this statement. Instead, a counterterrorism official with the Department of the Treasury told The New York Times that the U.S. government believed the funds collected by Al Akhtar were going to be used to support future attacks.[54]
Disclaimer: These are some selected major attacks in the militant organization's history. It is not a comprehensive listing but captures some of the most famous attacks or turning points during the campaign.
Al Akhtar Trust primarily operates as a front for the collection and distribution of funds and supplies to several militant organizations, including Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and Jaish-e-Mohammad. Al Akhtar does not have a history of using violence to achieve its aims; rather, it funds militant organizations to carry out their own attacks. As of August 2020, Al Akhtar has not claimed responsibility for any specific attacks.
It should be noted, however, that an Al Akhtar leader has been connected to the murder of The Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl in 2002. Saud Memon, a prominent financier in Al Akhtar, owned the compound where Pearl was held and killed.[55] The degree of Memon’s involvement in the slaying is unknown, and Pakistani authorities were not immediately able to arrest him.[56] In 2007, it was revealed that U.S. and Pakistani intelligence had detained and interrogated Memon, but further details about his involvement in the Pearl case were not revealed.[57] It is unclear whether Pearl’s murder was sanctioned by Memon or by Al Akhtar leadership.
Al Akhtar Trust has been designated or proscribed by several countries and international organizations for its connections to Al Qaeda.
In 2007, the Pakistan government closed all of Al Akhtar’s offices in the country to comply with the 2005 U.N. resolution that banned the group. The government also froze the group’s bank accounts, forced a stop to its operations in Pakistan, and banned group advertisements for donations. However, it should be noted that the Pakistan government did not outright ban Al Akhtar.[62] The group responded to the government’s actions by challenging them in Pakistani court.[63] Al Akhtar has also challenged the sanctions imposed by the United Nations in court.[64]
Al Akhtar Trust operates under the guise of a humanitarian aid organization that aims to “[serve] the needy people and also [work] for the rehabilitation of the people in drought, famine and flood affected areas.”[65] In this capacity, Al Akhtar has established medical centers, dug wells, and provided general flood relief to residents, largely in the Thar region of Pakistan. As of 2004, the organization had dug 20 wells in Thar. [66]
Al Akhtar also provided emergency relief to victims of the October 2005 earthquake in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The specifics of Al Akhtar’s involvement in the humanitarian response are unclear, though one Pakistan government official suggested that the organization played a “significant role in the rescue and rehabilitation operations in the areas hit.”[67] However, there is speculation that Al Akhtar misappropriated some of the funds it received to put toward its earthquake relief efforts. The National Terrorist Finance Investigation Unit from the United Kingdom reportedly investigated Al Akhtar after billions in rupees collected from fundraising efforts across Pakistan and millions in funds from a UK-based NGO were forwarded to support militant activities.[68]
In addition to public acts of charity, Al Akhtar also provides covert assistance to the families of militant group fighters. The U.S. Department of the Treasury holds that Al Akhtar was established with the intention of “providing financial assistance for mujahideen, financial support to the Taliban and food, clothes, and education to orphans of martyrs.”[69] In 2007, Al Akhtar chairman Mohammed Mazhar is believed to have moved “sizeable amounts of money” from donors in the Gulf to AQ members and their families.[70]
Al Akhtar Trust works closely with several militant organizations that have operated in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Al Akhtar was one of two front organizations created by members of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), a Sunni extremist group based in Pakistan. The two front organizations, Al Akhtar Trust and Al Khair Trust, were registered as humanitarian aid organizations in an attempt to obscure their JeM connections. JeM indented to use Al Akhtar to traffic arms and ammunition to group members.[71]
Al Akhtar cooperated and possibly merged with another JeM-linked charity group, Al Rashid Trust. In conjunction with Al Rashid Trust, Al Akhtar trafficked supplies for AQ into Kandahar Province, Afghanistan in the early 2000s.[72] Al Rashid was designated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury as a terrorist support organization in 2001. By March 2002, Al Akhtar had taken over all of Al Rashid’s former activities.[73]
In addition to its ties to JeM and Al Rashid, Al Akhtar also worked closely with Al Qaeda (AQ). Al Akhtar provided logistical, financial, and medical assistance to AQ. According to intelligence obtained by the U.S. government, Al Akhtar and Al Rashid were “the primary relief agencies that Al Qaida used to move supplies” into Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.[74] The organization supposedly used donations from businessmen in Pakistan to purchase blankets and clothing for AQ, as well as to provide financial assistance to the families of AQ members.[75] In 2002 and 2003, Al Akhtar reportedly managed as much as 1 million USD for AQ.[76] Around this time, Al Akhtar members also treated wounded AQ militants at medical centers in Afghanistan and Pakistan.[77] In 2007, Al Akhtar chairman Mohammed Mazhar is believed to have moved “sizeable amounts of money” from donors in the Gulf to AQ members and their families.[78]
Though Al Akhtar is known to have provided direct support to AQ militants in Afghanistan, the exact nature of the group’s relationship with AQ leadership is unclear. Al Akhtar is associated with former AQ leader Osama Bin Laden’s wider network of international Islamic extremist groups, but it is unknown whether the organization received direct commands from AQ central or maintained a direct link to AQ leadership.
Al Akhtar also maintained a relationship with the Afghan Taliban. In its designation of Al Akhtar, the U.S. Department of the Treasury reported that Al Akhtar was established with the intention of “providing financial assistance for mujahideen, financial support to the Taliban and food, clothes, and education to orphans of martyrs.”[79] The Treasury Department also reported that former Al Akhtar chairman Mohammed Mazhar previously fought in Afghanistan as a member of the Taliban. Mazhar reportedly used these connections to lead Al Akhtar’s efforts to provide aid to the Taliban.[80]
In addition to its support of AQ and the Taliban, Al Akhtar also provided logistical, financial, and travel assistance to several militant groups based in Pakistan, including JeM, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Lashkar-e-Jhangv (LeJ), and Harakat-ul-Mujahedeen (HuM).[81]
There are no publicly available external influences for this group.
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[4] Muhammad Amir Rana. Translated by Saba Ansari. A to Z of Jihadi Organizations in Pakistan (Lahore, Pakistan: Mashal, 2004), 497.
[5] “U.S. DESIGNATES AL AKHTAR TRUST Pakistani Based Charity is Suspected of Raising Money for Terrorists in Iraq.” U.S. Department of the Treasury, October 14, 2003. https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/js899.aspx
[6] “U.S. DESIGNATES AL AKHTAR TRUST Pakistani Based Charity is Suspected of Raising Money for Terrorists in Iraq.” U.S. Department of the Treasury, October 14, 2003. https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/js899.aspx
[7] “U.S. DESIGNATES AL AKHTAR TRUST Pakistani Based Charity is Suspected of Raising Money for Terrorists in Iraq.” U.S. Department of the Treasury, October 14, 2003. https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/js899.aspx
[8] “Treasury Designates Two Pakistani Individuals For Supporting Terrorist Activities Treasury Targets Two Heads of Charities with Links to Al-Qai'da and the Taliban.” U.S. Department of the Treasury, April 15, 2010. https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/tg643.aspx
[9] “U.S. DESIGNATES AL AKHTAR TRUST Pakistani Based Charity is Suspected of Raising Money for Terrorists in Iraq.” U.S. Department of the Treasury, October 14, 2003. https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/js899.aspx
[10] “Treasury Designates Two Pakistani Individuals For Supporting Terrorist Activities Treasury Targets Two Heads of Charities with Links to Al-Qai'da and the Taliban.” U.S. Department of the Treasury, April 15, 2010. https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/tg643.aspx
[11] “SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE ADDS NAMES OF FOUR
INDIVIDUALS TO CONSOLIDATED LIST, AMENDS ENTRIES OF THREE ENTITIES.” United Nations Security Council, December 10, 2008. https://www.un.org/press/en/2008/sc9527.doc.htm; “Al-Akhtar Trust.” South Asia Terrorism Portal, no date. https://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/terroristoutfits/Al-Akhtar_Trust.htm
[12] Muhammad Amir Rana. Translated by Saba Ansari. A to Z of Jihadi Organizations in Pakistan (Lahore, Pakistan: Mashal, 2004), 497.
[13] “SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE ADDS NAMES OF FOUR
INDIVIDUALS TO CONSOLIDATED LIST, AMENDS ENTRIES OF THREE ENTITIES.” United Nations Security Council, December 10, 2008. https://www.un.org/press/en/2008/sc9527.doc.htm; “Al-Akhtar Trust.” South Asia Terrorism Portal, no date. https://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/terroristoutfits/Al-Akhtar_Trust.htm
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[16] Timothy O’Brien “THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ: MONEY TRAIL; Pakistani Charity Is Called Terror Front by U.S. Treasury.” The New York Times, October 15, 2003. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/15/world/struggle-for-iraq-money-trail-pakistani-charity-called-terror-front-us-treasury.html
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[19] “COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1378/2005 of 22 August 2005 amending for the 52nd time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001.” Official Journal of the European Union, August 22, 2005. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:219:0027:0028:EN:PDF
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[23] “Treasury Identifies New Aliases of Al Rashid and Al-Akhtar Trusts Pakistan-Based Trusts Previously Designated for Supporting al Qaida.” U.S. Department of the Treasury, July 2, 2008. https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/hp1065.aspx
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[25] “Letter dated 20 January 2020 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities addressed to the President of the Security Council.” Untied Nations, January 20, 2020. https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3848705?ln=en
[26] Zia Ur Rehman. “Gaining political ground on welfare.” The News, August 13, 2017. https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/563799-gaining-political-ground-welfare
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[35] Zahid Hussain. “Pakistani Businessman May Be Linchpin in Daniel Pearl Case.” The Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2002. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1033510608810825513
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[37] Jay Solomon and Steve LeVine. “Suspect in Pearl Murder Was Held, Covertly Questioned Before Death.” The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2007. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB119483721533389766
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[39] “Treasury Identifies New Aliases of Al Rashid and Al-Akhtar Trusts Pakistan-Based Trusts Previously Designated for Supporting al Qaida.” U.S. Department of the Treasury, July 2, 2008. https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/hp1065.aspx
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[51] Zia Ur Rehman. “Gaining political ground on welfare.” The News, August 13, 2017. https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/563799-gaining-political-ground-welfare
[52] Muhammad Amir Rana. Translated by Saba Ansari. A to Z of Jihadi Organizations in Pakistan (Lahore, Pakistan: Mashal, 2004), 497.
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[54] Timothy O’Brien “THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ: MONEY TRAIL; Pakistani Charity Is Called Terror Front by U.S. Treasury.” The New York Times, October 15, 2003. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/15/world/struggle-for-iraq-money-trail-pakistani-charity-called-terror-front-us-treasury.html
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[57] Jay Solomon and Steve LeVine. “Suspect in Pearl Murder Was Held, Covertly Questioned Before Death.” The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2007. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB119483721533389766
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[64] “Letter dated 20 January 2020 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities addressed to the President of the Security Council.” Untied Nations, January 20, 2020. https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3848705?ln=en
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[66] Muhammad Amir Rana. Translated by Saba Ansari. A to Z of Jihadi Organizations in Pakistan (Lahore, Pakistan: Mashal, 2004), 497.
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