"Today's action exposes the direct involvement of senior Taliban leadership in the production, manufacturing, and trafficking of narcotics in Afghanistan and underlines the Taliban's reliance on the drug trade to finance their acts of terror and violence," said Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen.
Helmand is the largest opium-producing province in Afghanistan.
Barich also appears on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1988 Sanctions List due to his support for Taliban.
As a result of the sanctions, US citizens are prohibited from conducting financial or commercial transactions with Barich. Also any assets he may have under US jurisdiction are frozen.