Morning Jolt: Biden State Department Punts on Crucial Taliban Question

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On the menu today: A senior State Department official punts on the question of whether the United Nations should recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan; the director of the National Counterterrorism Center warns that ISIS and al-Qaeda may "take advantage” of "reduced counterterrorism pressure and a relatively more permissive operating environment" in Afghanistan to "rebuild their capacity to carry out attacks against Western targets"; and wondering about a particularly ominous warning from January 6, 2020.

State Department Official: We Have No Opinion on U.N. Recognition of the Taliban

Yesterday, a senior State Department official punted on the question of whether the United Nations should recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, and what, if anything, the U.S. was doing to influence the U.N.'s decision while sitting on the international organization's Credentials Committee.

On Tuesday the State Department organized a briefing featuring an unnamed "senior State Department official" who wished to remain unidentified, discussing what the U.S. hoped to accomplish at ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY September 22 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY September 22 2021 Biden State Department Punts on Crucial Taliban Question On the menu today: A senior State Department official punts on the question of whether the United Nations should recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan; the director of the National Counterterrorism Center warns that ISIS and al-Qaeda may "take advantage” of "reduced counterterrorism pressure and a relatively more permissive operating environment" in Afghanistan to "rebuild their capacity to carry out attacks against Western targets"; and wondering about a particularly ominous warning from January 6, 2020. State Department Official: We Have No Opinion on U.N. Recognition of the Taliban Yesterday, a senior State Department official punted on the question of whether the United Nations should recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, and what, if anything, the U.S. was doing to influence the U.N.'s decision while sitting on the international organization's Credentials Committee. On Tuesday the State Department organized a briefing featuring an unnamed "senior State Department official" who wished to remain unidentified, discussing what the U.S. hoped to accomplish at ...   READ MORE

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