Nancy Mace, a US Congresswoman, introduced a bill on Thursday aimed at labeling the Islamic Emirate as a terrorist organization and opposing the recognition of its government in Afghanistan.

“Congresswoman Nancy Mace stands boldly against the recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan by introducing the ‘Preventing the Recognition of Terrorist States Act of 2024,’” the statement read.

The legislation, according to Mace, aims to send a clear message that the United States will not legitimize a regime controlled by terrorists.

“Freedom and justice demand we reject tyranny and oppression in all forms. Our bill ensures America never recognizes the Taliban’s terror-driven regime,” said Representative Mace.

However, the Islamic Emirate has always stressed that there is no threat from Afghanistan to other countries and the acting government wants good relations with all the countries of the world.

“We will not allow anyone to pose a threat and danger to the countries from the soil of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is currently safe and a strong system is ruling in it. We do not allow terrorist groups to operate in Afghanistan,” said Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate.

Based on Mace’s statement, if this bill is passed, no US government agency can recognize the current government of Afghanistan or allocate funds to this issue.

Seyyed Rasoul Mousavi, an assistant to Iran’s foreign minister, argued on Friday that the problem of migration cannot be solved by building walls on the border, adopting strict policies, and inhuman treatment of migrants.

The diplomat said on X that migration is a global problem and as long as there is poverty and injustice, there will be migration.The diplomat said on X that migration is a global problem and as long as there is poverty and injustice, there will be migration.

“Immigration is a major international problem. Governments have failed to solve this problem by building walls and strict anti-immigration policies and inhumane anti-immigrant approaches. The truth is bitter, but we know that as long as there is poverty, backwardness and unbalanced development among countries, there will be a problem of migration,” he said.

The statement comes after Iranian President-elect Massoud Pazeshkian said during his election campaign that he would shut the borders to Afghan migrants.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has indirectly criticized Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser for promising to deport Afghan or Syrian criminals quickly.

“I believe that, especially in such uncertain times, it is not a contribution to security if you promise things that you then no longer know quite how you can actually keep the next day,” Baerbock said at an event in Hamburg, without mentioning Scholz or Faeser by name.

She said that violent criminals have “lost their right to protection,” however, one should not suggest that the problem of dangerous people can be solved by “quickly” deporting them to Afghanistan or Syria.

Baerbock also warned again against allowing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to dictate the conditions for taking back criminals.

“That’s why I’m careful not to promise things that I don’t know how to implement,” she added.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed last month that Germany will start deporting criminals from Afghanistan and Syria again after a knife attack by an Afghan immigrant left one police officer dead and several other people injured.

Germ­any’s interior minister Na­ncy Faeser also said Germ­any was considering depor­ting Afghan migrants who posed a security threat back to Afghanistan.

IEA, however, called on Germany to avoid deportation of Afghans to a third country, but address the matter through normal consular engagement.

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