McCaul Opposes Biden Admin Attempts to Downplay Taliban's Terrorist Activity, Normalize Relations with Them

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"If the Taliban were truly upholding their counterterrorism obligations, they would work to defeat al Qaeda instead of paying, protecting, and employing them. I am gravely concerned the Biden administration is trying to hide this fact from the American people so the Taliban can be excluded from a future AUMF as part of a broader effort to normalize relations with them. And I will not stand by and allow them to do this."

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"I don't believe that we've seen a consistent pattern of those Afghans who worked and supported our efforts in Afghanistan being murdered by the Taliban."

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"It is grossly inaccurate for Acting Undersecretary Nuland to claim the Taliban isn't targeting those Afghans who aided the United States -- that the Biden administration abandoned in 2021. There are thousands of confirmed acts of violence against Afghan allies, including many who have been murdered. Once again, the Biden administration is lying to the American people about the destruction they caused in Afghanistan. It's shameful."

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