Sec. 102. Report on diplomatic engagement and economic cooperation with the Taliban
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the manner and extent to which foreign governments and international organizations have pursued diplomatic engagement or economic or security cooperation with the Taliban or members of the Taliban. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include a description of— steps taken by foreign governments and international organizations toward formal diplomatic recognition of the Taliban or a government of Afghanistan under the direction or control of the Taliban or members of the Taliban; efforts to maintain or re-establish a diplomatic presence in Kabul; the extent to which formal bilateral relationships serve to bolster the Taliban’s credibility on the world stage; the scale and scope of economic cooperation with the Taliban, or any agency or instrumentality of the Government of Afghanistan under the direction or control of the Taliban or a member of the Taliban, by foreign governments and international organizations, particularly international financial institutions; the extent of any assistance provided by foreign governments and international organizations to or through the Taliban or any agency or instrumentality described in paragraph (4), including humanitarian, technical, and security assistance; and major security cooperation activities or initiatives undertaken by foreign governments with the Taliban or any agency or instrumentality described in paragraph (4), including the establishment by a foreign government of any military presence within Afghanistan. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The unclassified portion of the report required by subsection
(a)shall be made available on a publicly accessible internet website of the Department of State. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.