GOP seeks new Taliban sanctions for human rights abuses nearly two years after Afghanistan withdrawal

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GOP seeks new Taliban sanctions for human rights abuses nearly two years after Afghanistan withdrawal
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A group of Republican Senators are set to introduce a bill that will increase sanctions on the Taliban as the terrorist group expands after the U.S. left Afghanistan.

'Veterans on Duty' Chairman Jeremy Hunt discusses the meaning of Memorial Day and the impact on America's youth.— Several Republican senators on Wednesday were preparing to introduce a bill to impose tough new sanctions on the Taliban for human rights abuses in Afghanistan, nearly two years after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from that country.

The legislation, titled the Taliban Sanctions Act, will be introduced by Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, along with eighteen GOP Senators.

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