U.S. Senate Passes Bill to Cut Financial Aid to the Taliban

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a bill aimed at fully preventing the transfer of any American taxpayers’ money to the ruling group in Afghanistan.

Jim Risch, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that the “No Taxpayer Funding for Terrorism” bill is one of the most reasonable pieces of legislation reviewed by the committee in recent years. According to him, the bill will ensure that not a single dollar from the U.S. budget reaches terrorist groups in Afghanistan.

Risch described any transfer of money to the ruling group in Afghanistan as “an insult to veterans and their families.”

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman emphasized that after months of negotiations, the bill is now one step closer to final approval and being sent to the U.S. president, welcoming efforts to strengthen it within the committee.

If finalized, the law will significantly restrict U.S. financial assistance to institutions and structures linked to the ruling group in Afghanistan.