Senate Republicans Propose Imposing Sanctions on Those Who Provide Services to Taliban
Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a bill that would require the president to impose sanctions on members of the Taliban who support any terrorist group in Afghanistan, who engage in international narcotics trafficking, or who engage in "serious human rights abuses." The three requirements would begin 90 days after passage, the Sept, 27 bill says. Twenty-six Republican senators co-sponsored the bill.
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After 180 days, the bill says, the president may impose sanctions on any foreign person who supports the Taliban through military training, intelligence support, offering financial or other services, or offering financial or technological support.