Senate Republicans Propose Sanctions on Those Aiding Taliban
Six Republicans introduced a bill last week that would impose sanctions on foreign individuals who knowingly provide assistance to the Taliban, and require the U.S. government to ensure that taxpayer dollars do not go to “foreign terrorist organizations in Afghanistan.” The text of the bill was published Sept. 20.
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“Following the Biden Administration’s disastrous military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the country is already becoming a safe haven for terrorists who hate America. Unfortunately, there is no reason to think President [Joe] Biden will treat the Taliban like the terrorists they are. Congress must take action to deal with this new reality and keep Americans safe,” lead sponsor Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said in a news release announcing the bill.
“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,” co-sponsor Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said in the same release.
“The Taliban is a terrorist organization with a long history of oppressing and murdering Afghans and providing safe haven to the same Al-Qaeda terrorists who attacked us on 9/11. It is shocking that the White House would even consider giving foreign aid to the Taliban,” said co-sponsor Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. “This legislation would prevent that from happening, appropriately designating the Taliban as a terrorist organization.”