Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State,
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday that the US was considering whether to name the Taliban as a “foreign extremist organization.” Rep. Tim Burchett ( Republican ) questioned whether the US would consider the Taliban to be a “foreign terrorist organization.” Rubio responded,” I believe that classification is now, once more, under review. In addition, Rubio also suggested that more Muslim countries might try to ally themselves with Israel this year as Washington machines for a return to normality with Saudi Arabia. AFP and Reuters &
