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Classifying Taliban as 'foreign terrorist organization' under review, Rubio says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States was reviewing whether to designate the Taliban as a "foreign terrorist organization."

Asked by Representative Tim Burchett, a Tennessee Republican, whether the US would classify the Taliban as a "foreign terrorist organization," Rubio said: "I believe that classification is now, once again, under review."