,,iv  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ac  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #c1 #bjae ,mr4 ,mc,kinley     
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,expressing  
the sense of ,congress that the radical 
,islamic movement in ,afghanistan known 
as the ,taliban should be recognized    
officially as a foreign terrorist       
organization by the ,united ,states     
,government4  ,whereas under section    
#bai7;a7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahi7;a77 an organization is defined as
 a foreign terrorist organization if the
 organization is a foreign organization1
 is engaged in terrorist activity1 and  
its terrorist activity threatens the    
security of ,united ,states nationals or
 the national security of the ,united   
,states2 ,whereas the ,taliban is       
recognized as a terrorist organization  

by the ,department of the ,treasury and 
the ,national ,counterterrorism ,center2
 ,whereas the ,taliban does not appear  
on the ,department of ,state's list of  
foreign terrorist organizations2        
,whereas the ,taliban provided a safe   
haven for ,osama bin ,laden and         
al-,qaeda to conduct planning1 training1
 and operations for the ,september #aa1 
#bjja1 attacks1 resulting in the deaths 
of #b1igg innocent persons2 ,whereas    
over #a1hjj ,united ,states service     
personnel have been killed in action and
 over #ai1jjj wounded in action         
combating the ,taliban during ,operation
 ,enduring ,freedom2 ,whereas the       
,taliban remains a proven national      
security threat to the ,united ,states2 
,whereas the ,taliban continues its     
domestic reign of terror in             
,afghanistan1 being responsible for     
three-quarters of the civilian          
casualties in ,afghanistan in #bjad2 and
 ,whereas the ,taliban continue to kill 
,united ,states citizens1 murdering     

three ,americans in ,kabul on ,january  
#bi1 #bjae3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that ,congress-- 7#a7 calls on the     
,department of ,state and the           
,administration to recognize officially 
the ,taliban as a foreign terrorist     
organization2 and  7#b7 requests the    
,secretary of ,state to designate the   
,taliban as a foreign terrorist         
organization under section #bai7;a7 of  
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a77 and impose any 
and all restrictions and sanctions that 
apply with respect to such designation4