Capito Joins Colleagues to Introduce Bill Designating the Taliban as Foreign Terrorist Organization

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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and several of her Republican colleagues in introducing the Preventing Recognition of Terrorist States Act, legislation that would direct the Secretary of State to designate the illegitimate Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism and the Taliban as a terrorist organization. The bill would also impose sanctions against foreign individuals who knowingly provide assistance to the Taliban and require a report, within six months, from the U.S. Department of State that determines whether the Taliban should be designated as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker under the Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. Additionally, the legislation would require the U.S. government to ensure that taxpayer dollars do not go to foreign terrorist organizations in Afghanistan.

"Thanks to the Biden administration underestimating and underpreparing for the Taliban's eventual takeover of Afghanistan, we've seen what this radical, terrorist group is capable of," Senator Capito said. "Not only do they aid and abet terrorist acts, they continue to violate human rights, especially those of women and young children. By designating the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization, preventing any future U.S. aid from making its way into their hands, and cracking down on other governments who support terrorism across the world, this legislation takes necessary steps to correct the egregious foreign policy mistakes made thus far by the Biden administration."

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