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<title>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 Government.</title>
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<action-date>2015-02-03</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Calls on the Department of State and the Administration to recognize officially the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization.</p> <p> Requests the Secretary of State to designate the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization and impose any and all applicable restrictions and sanctions. </p>]]></summary-text>
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