To prohibit actions recognizing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · July 25, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill would prohibit the U.S. government from recognizing the Taliban-controlled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as Afghanistan's legitimate government and ban the use of federal funds to implement any policy that extends diplomatic recognition to it. The legislation declares it official U.S. policy to view the Taliban's takeover as an illegitimate coup and directs the Secretary of State to designate both the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism and the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization. The bill affects the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Department of Defense, preventing them from taking actions or providing assistance that would recognize Taliban sovereignty. No specific funding amounts or implementation timelines are designated in the legislation, though the restrictions would take effect upon the bill's enactment if passed.
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