US imposes sanctions on Taliban and supporting countries, a group of 22 Republican senators introduced the bill
A group of 22 US Republican senators on Tuesday introduced a bill in Afghanistan to impose sanctions on the Taliban and all foreign governments that support it. The bill was introduced by Senator Jim Rish to the 'Afghanistan Counter Terrorism, Oversight and Accountability Act'. It calls for a report from the Foreign Minister on Pakistan's role in supporting the Taliban between 2001-2020, which led to the fall of the Afghan government… as well as its support in the Taliban's attack against the Panjshir Valley and Afghan resistance. We will continue to look at the serious effects of the reckless withdrawal of the President Joe Biden administration from Afghanistan," Jim Rish said after introducing the bill in the Senate. Many American civilians and Afghan allies were left in Afghanistan amid the threat of the Taliban. We are facing a new terrorist threat against the US, while the Taliban wrongly seek UN recognition, violating the right...