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Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center of Afghanistan (FinTRACA)

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center of Afghanistan (FinTRACA) was established as a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in 2006 under the Anti-Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Law (AML-PC law).

Based on the amended AML-PC Law, the FinTRACA is independent in its operations for the purpose of enforcing its powers, duties, and functions, including full autonomy in decisions to receive, analyze, and disseminate information related to AML and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT).

Objective:

The objective of the FinTRACA is to prevent the misuse of Afghanistan’s financial institutions by individuals who have obtained funds through illegal activities, as well as by those who use such institutions to support terrorist activities and other crimes.

Together with financial supervisors, law enforcement agencies, and prosecutors, FinTRACA contributes to building and maintaining an environment in Afghanistan that is directed to identify and prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorist activities.

This objective represents one of Afghanistan's national values and its international commitments to AML/CFT. At the same time, it reflects the country’s contribution to the global AML/CFT regime. Timely fulfillment of these commitments will strengthen Afghanistan’s efforts to AML/CFT and will have a significant impact on the country’s relations with foreign states and international organizations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The FinTRACA’s duties include receiving, analyzing, and disseminating financial intelligence information to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), law enforcement agencies, other relevant government bodies, and international counterparts to assist in AML/CFT.

The FinTRACA is also required to analyze the data it has legal access to as per the provisions of the AML/PC law, to provide strategic intelligence, including statistics, trends, and case studies aimed at raising awareness among the general public, financial institutions, international counterpart agencies, and government authorities regarding AML/CFT in Afghanistan.

To achieve its objectives, the Center collects and analyzes the information received from various sources. These sources include institutions legally obligated to report on suspicious and large transactions to the FinTRACA. When the analyzed cases indicate misuse of the country’s financial institutions for money laundering or financing terrorism, the FinTRACA cooperates closely with law enforcement agencies and the Attorney General’s Office, providing support to those authorities in investigating the relevant cases.

The FinTRACA fully recognizes its important role as an independent intermediary between reporting entities and law enforcement institutions. It remains committed to fulfilling its legal obligations to safeguard resources and maintain the confidentiality of all received information. Furthermore, it processes the data in accordance with the provisions of the AML/CFT Law.

The center also engages in international cooperation to support its own analytical and investigative cases, as well as those of counterpart intelligence units, in accordance with the provisions of the AML/CFT Law. The Center’s international cooperation is governed either through bilateral memoranda of understanding (MOUs) or via the Egmont Secure Web channel for intelligence units.

The FinTRACA has a total of 68 personnel led by the Director General, two Deputy Director Generals, and heads of sections as follows:

  • Analysis Section
  • Compliance Section
  • Section for Field Operations and Non-Banking Financial Institutions
  • International Cooperation Section
  • National Cooperation and Coordination Section
  • Information Technology Section