Preventing the Recognition of Terrorist States Act of 2025
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Latest Action · December 18, 2025
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 prohibits the U.S. government from recognizing the Taliban-controlled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as Afghanistan's legitimate government under any circumstances. The legislation directs the Secretary of State to designate Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism and the Taliban itself as a foreign terrorist organization. It also blocks federal agencies—particularly the State Department, USAID, and Department of Defense—from using any federal funds to develop policies, regulations, or guidance that would extend diplomatic recognition to the Taliban regime. The bill reflects the position that the Taliban's 2021 takeover of Afghanistan was a coup d'état rather than a legitimate change of government, and cites designated terrorist individuals like Sirajuddin Haqqani as evidence the regime cannot be recognized. The measure does not specify new funding amounts or implementation timelines, but takes effect upon enactment.
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