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This bill — the Ensuring a Secure Afghanistan Act — would give Congress oversight over talks between the U.S. and the Taliban in Afghanistan to ensure that an American troop withdrawal would only occur after the fulfillment of certain conditions. It’d prevent funds provided to the Dept. of Defense (DOD) for FY 2019 from being used to reduce U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan below 10,000 active duty members until the Director of National Intelligence certifies the Taliban have met several criteria that are described below.

The conditions for an American troop withdrawal would include:

The Taliban’s leadership and members’ rejection of al Qaeda by name;
The cutting of the Taliban’s ties, both military and financial, with al Qaeda;
A cessation of the Taliban’s acceptance of funding and military support from foreign organizations;
Active Taliban participation in future American-led counterterrorism organizations;
The Taliban’s public recognition of the Afghan Constitution legitimacy; and
The Taliban’s public recognition of women’s and girls’ civil rights, including rights to access public healthcare, hold property, access education, and have freedom of movement.

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