; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (5) Taliban officials The term Taliban officials refers to the leader and members of the Afghan Taliban, and its officials constituting the Taliban peace delegation, including the head of the peace delegation based in Qatar. (6) The Taliban The term the Taliban refers to the organization led by Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada. 3. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) After al-Qaeda attacked the United States on September 11, 2001, the United States Government sought to eliminate al-Qaeda’s safe havens and training camps in Afghanistan. (2) While in power, the Taliban government, led by Mullah Omar, granted al-Qaeda sanctuary in Afghanistan. The Taliban government fell in 2001 following the United States-led Operation Enduring Freedom. (3) The United States Armed Forces, international partners, and the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces have fought with valor, honor, and effectiveness to eliminate terrorist threats, including threats against the United States. Since September 11, 2001, there have been no attacks on United States soil emanating from Afghanistan. The United States has made significant progress towards its original counterterrorism objectives in Afghanistan by decimating the leadership of al-Qaeda. (4) The United States military mission in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom Sentinel) has been the longest military operation in United States history. More than 2,200 United States service men and women have been killed in Afghanistan, with more than 20,000 service members wounded. United States forces continue to disrupt and degrade the Taliban’s combat operations, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant–Khorasan Province (ISIS–K) and al-Qaeda activities in Afghanistan, through partnered operations with Afghan forces, as well as unilateral operations. (5) Responding to the only Article V