The Trump administration expressed desire to reimburse the Taliban for their expenses in attending recent peace talks, according to a congressional aide. Since October 2018, the US government has held six rounds of peace negotiations with the Taliban in Qatar's capital, Doha, the talks were aimed at paving the way for a safe US exit from Afghanistan.
The Capitol Hill committee denied the president’s request to cover the militants' costs as it would have amounted to illegal material support for terrorists, said the aide.
On Wednesday, the House Appropriations defence subcommittee, chaired by Mr Visclosky, approved a $690.2bn (£617.4bn) spending bill that specifically prohibits reimbursing expenses for the militants.